I kept the tarball of the resulring System, before installing anything (because tar is on the Minimal System). However, I could not find that tarball last night.
I believe (via Skimming) that someone else answered you. Kenneth Parker On Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 7:23 AM Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > On 04/23/2018 03:38 PM, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > When I recently wanted a *truly* Minimal Debian 8 system (so I could > study > > systemd from the ground up), I installed from the "netinst" CD, with the > > Ethernet Cable disconnected. > > > > It gave me Exactly what I was looking for, took little space, and I > (after > > fixing /etc/apt/sources.list) was able to add a few items (i.e. Emacs and > > lynx), and still have fun with it. > > > > Does that help? > > > > That may help a similar problem for me. > How large was it before "adding a few items"? > TIA > > > >