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On Sun, 29 Dec 2002 11:23, Matt Black wrote: > <p><strong>Embedding Debian GNU/Linux in a 32MB CompactFlash.</strong> Bao > C. Ha describes in <a > href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4540125636.html">this > article</a> the techniques he used to reduce a Debian install to less than > 32MB. Boa started with a Debootstrap created 121MB bootable Debian > filesystem with VPN/firewall/router functionality. By removing > documentation and compressing the root filesystem using the cloop kernel > module, Boa reduced the size to 27.6MB. The resulting > <a href="http://people.debian.org/~bao/">CompactFlash image</a> is designed > for the <a href="http://www.openbrick.org/">OpenBrick</a>, a small hardware > platform optimized for Open Source/Free Software solutions.</p> > > <p><strong>Debian 3.0r1 CD Images.</strong> Steve McIntyre <a > href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2002/debian-cd-200212/msg00177.html >">announced</a> that he has created a set of CD images for updating from > Debian 3.0 to 3.0r1. The images were originally made as two full CDs > containing all 11 supported architectures, but upon <a > href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2002/debian-cd-200212/msg00182.html >">feedback</a> from Jason Andrade, Steve created separate CDs for each > architecture. Although this will take up more disk space, it should be > easier for users and also save bandwidth.</p> > > <p><strong>Cleaning up after messy packages.</strong> Joey Hess was <a > href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2002/debian-devel-200212/msg0150 >4.htm l">wandering around</a> in /etc and noticed a lot of mess left behind > by package removals gone bad: dangling symlinks, abandonded directories and > so on. He came up with the idea of a Debian package that in its postrm > checks for any bits of detritus left behind by other packages, and cleans > it up.</p>