[Nikita V. Youshchenko] > I'm not really familar with current DI status. Is debootstrap the only tool > used to install packages at the first stage? Seems not - at least kernel > package seems to be installed in another way.
No, it is possible to install packages using apt as well. apt-install in a d-i script will add a request for extra packages to be installed on the hard-drive. > So maybe it is possible to install console-cyrillic at the first > stage only in cases when it is needed? And install jfbterm in other > cases ... One of the challenges is deciding where to put the logic that select which extra packages to install. I guess the languagechooser package is the natural choice. > I believe that tools that require framebuffer should be used only when > really required. Agreed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]