> > you need everything not in /usr/share/doc for every package it depends > > on. and probably a real libc. will that fit on the root disk? no. > > Do we still use the base .tar.gz of the bare bones system? I remember > fetching that into my macos partition and doing the base install using it -
Nope, it's been killed off by the Powers That Be. Widely considered a bad idea. Michael