You need to do an expert install to get the tasksel page if I recall correctly. at the boot prompt key in expert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 4:02 AM Subject: Re: an observation, and question > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 09:49:13AM -0500, John G. Heim wrote: >> For instance, I have a little computer that is intended for you to build >> your own wireless router. > > Yes, a Soakris (spelling) machine if I remember right. One of those is > on my own wish list. > >> I think the trick is to install just the base system. During a debian >> install, a page comes up where you check off which groups of packages you >> want to install. You can uncheck everything, even the base packages and >> then your install will take only about 300 Mb of disk space. Even with a >> dialup connection it doesn't take 24 hours to download 300 Mb. > > Hmmm, I don't remember such a page. When I installed it, it was a > simple text interface, 1 for yes, 2 for no, and numbers on other pages > for configuration options, such as partitioning disks and so forth. I > don't recall seeing a page with checkboxes of any sort during the > install. I got the iso I used from: > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.4/i386/iso-cd/debian-504-i386-netinst.iso > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAku85OMACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyD2mACgzB8UK5UU87R8qnUi9JpW89+7 > LVIAn39Edg1WTRwuXkeD6QRTltqm+8au > =pexo > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
