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| From | Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? |
| Date | 2018-07-19 16:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wdi6m-3e2-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On 07/19/2018 08:34 AM, Jochen Spieker wrote: > Richard Owlett: >> >> That leads to asking two related questions: >> 1. How can I get a list of packages tagged as required? > > Aptitude is great for answering questions like this: > > $ aptitude search '?priority(required) ?archive(stable)' Exactly what I needed ;} As I suspected, there are many packages which are there because "everyone" needs &/or expects them. But I'm a particular unique individual with peculiar goals. > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/ch02s04s05.en.html I wasn't aware of that manual. But that is exactly what I need for this and other issues, > >> 2. What section of the installer installs packages tagged as required? >> I assume the answer will, in part, be a referral to some developer >> oriented documentation. [My motivation is personal education rather >> that creating the next "killer app]. > > You may want to ask this question in debian-boot (surprisingly, this > list appears to be the place to discuss d-i). Thank you.
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An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-18 15:50 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-07-18 16:10 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-19 13:40 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2018-07-19 15:40 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-19 16:30 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-07-20 01:50 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-20 12:40 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-07-19 17:20 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org> - 2018-07-19 17:50 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-20 14:10 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-07-20 23:10 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-21 17:50 +0200
Re: An introduction to Debian's topology/structure/??? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-07-19 18:40 +0200
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