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Martin Cmelik
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Hi,
there are few things which Im missing in gentoo install cd. Especially git client and version of wget which can communicate via tls 1.2, knows PFS and https-only option (:[).
Is there a way how I can take actual install cd and add/update few packages? In best case fully automated.
Thank you for feedback!
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| From reading these forums I question why we keep the minimal install CD so minimal. From what I recall there is plenty of room to add more to it and just a few additions would make it more usable for a greater amount of people. Especially in regards to hardware support. Maybe it is time to change this? It seems as it is now everyone on the forum suggests to simply use the system rescue cd instead. |
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The logic is simple. If you are a computer guy you already have SystemRescueCD (or similar) in your pocket. So you obviously will not go thru extra steps to download minimal ISO, burn it ... only to discover it does not support your networking hardware, for instance. If I remember correctly I installed my first Gentoo back in 2004 using Knoppix - because I already had it on a CD.
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Martin Cmelik
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hi,
please consider as well that there is no need to download 3gb of data for gentoo installation. as said, minimal iso is almost perfect, but git and newer version of wget will be appreciated. i know its hard to recognize which packages are and which are not "important"...
if there is a way how I can easily modify latest minimal iso, it might be fine for some period of time (at least for me)
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SystemRecuceCd isn't 3GiB but only about 480MiB.
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Martin Cmelik
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well, ok, but Im working on distribution which is based on gentoo and logical way for me is to use livecd from the same project
mkey I will look around for (maybe even smaller) livecd
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SystemRescueCd is Gentoo-based.
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Martin Cmelik
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| John R. Graham wrote: | | SystemRescueCd is Gentoo-based. |
well hidden information :]
thank you
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Martin Cmelik
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hash sums as the only way for systemrescuecd iso verification (no gpg, no certificates)...
ok, so I would rather make feature request on gentoo bugzilla
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GRML has SHA verification. It is not Gentoo based but it is a great tool to fix and administer any box.
BTW, I used to visit Prague every spring when I was living in Europe. Jaroslav Hašek is one of my favorite writers. There is no beer in the US that gets close to the beers sold in your beercellars. The old town is amazing ... but I will stop here ... these are Gentoo forums after all.
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| Jaglover wrote: | | BTW, I used to visit Prague every spring when I was living in Europe. Jaroslav Hašek is one of my favorite writers. There is no beer in the US that gets close to the beers sold in your beercellars. The old town is amazing ... but I will stop here ... these are Gentoo forums after all. |
Amen :]
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