On 06/12/12 01:57, Oliver Grawert wrote: > hi, > Am Mittwoch, den 05.12.2012, 22:17 +1000 schrieb Kieran Grant: >> Based on the problems that Saqlain had >> (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2012-December/014092.html) >> and I initially had with Ubuntu core and using apt-get, I am wondering >> if Ubuntu Core should include 'net-tools' (or a minimalist version) to >> allow Ubuntu Core to be booted on a device and to actually be able to >> setup, and connect to an Ubuntu archive server to pull from? >> >> Or, would it be better for this to be mentioned in the Ubuntu Core Wiki >> page. > the purpose of ubuntu-core is industrial use, use in IVI environments, > service as a base for an image build or as a cheap chroot for devlopers > that are to lazy to just use debootstrap. > > ubuntu-core is *not* an image and *not* supposed to be used as a rootfs > without modification > > some of its dedicated use cases can be non networked or user-less > systems, adding net-tools would break exactly that ... > > if you want a minimal system, take the mini iso and run an install, use > debootstrap to roll a chroot, use live-build to roll a rootfs tarball, > there are plenty of options to get to a usable rootfs. Right-o, I'll have a look at those other uses and stop using Ubuntu Core for that purpose, thanks! > > the purpose of ubuntu-core is simply different from what you are trying > to use it for (provide the most minimal booatable system that can still > run apt-get, this doesnt include users, sudo or networking at all) > > ciao > oli
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