Best way to get minimal system

Chris Smart mail at christophersmart.com
Tue Jan 5 02:50:41 UTC 2010


2010/1/5 Chris Smart <mail at christophersmart.com>:
> 2010/1/5 Andre Robatino <andre at bwh.harvard.edu>:
>> If you do a text-based install (add "text" to the installer's kernel
>> options, or automatic if you have less than the minimum RAM for a GUI
>> install), you'll get an extremely stripped-down installation (less than
>> 200 packages for F11) whether you want it or not - the text-based
>> installer doesn't offer any package choices anymore.
>
> A huh! Bingo. Exactly what I wanted, thanks!
>
> Also explains why the PPC machine did a text only install - it
> couldn't start the graphical installer.

I have updated the "Anaconda Boot Options" page on the wiki to make
this more clear.

-c




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