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  Debian standard installation media packages Jacques Toerien <halfloaf_jt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2019-06-03 22:00 +0200
    Re: Debian standard installation media packages "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2019-06-03 22:50 +0200
      Re: Debian standard installation media packages Jacques Toerien <halfloaf_jt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2019-06-04 10:30 +0200
        Re: Debian standard installation media packages "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2019-06-04 11:10 +0200

#209585 — Debian standard installation media packages

Hello,

I have several machines that require a standard build environment after installation in order to build device drivers, such as NIC and WIFI drivers. These drivers or modules are not included in the free/non-free images (eg. Broadcom), I currently have the source codes for these saved on a USB stick. With the standard DVD image, the ‘build-essential’ meta package is not included and relies on an internet connection to install the packages required to build drivers. 

If one does not have access to a wired network and you cannot build wifi drivers with the base install media, then you have no way of downloading the build-essential package. 

Would it be possible to include the 'build-essential’ meta package (along with dkms) on the standard DVD installation image, or have a spin of the image with the build tools included. This is quite common on other distributions, such as Centos and Fedora and I cannot understand how this meta package has been omitted from the standard install media. 

Regards and with thanks,

Jacques

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#209588

Hi,

Jacques Toerien wrote:
> With the standard DVD image, the ‘build-essential’ meta package is not
> included

According to
  https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/list-dvd/debian-9.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.list.gz
there should be
  build-essential_12.3_amd64.deb

So you would have to be more specific about what DVD image you use
and what software especially is missing.
Are you sure that it is listed as dependency at
  https://packages.debian.org/unstable/build-essential
?

In general, debian-user mailing list is not the right place to request
additions to the content of Debian installation images or advise how to
create own images with added packages.
debian-9.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso is a matter of
  debian-cd@lists.debian.org
debian-live-9.9.0-amd64-xfce.iso would belong to
  debian-live@lists.debian.org

(Consider to subscribe before you send mail there and to stay subscribed
 as long as the discussion goes on.)


Have a nice day :)

Thomas

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#209598

Thank you, I will have a look tonight, from what I can see on my 9.9 image is that I'm missing a few packages. 

I suspect I have a corrupt usb install image. Several files are missing or appear to be part files.

I'll burn a fresh image, I'll download a new iso at work and do the checksums.

Is there a way to select the build-essential package during a base install, or do you have to mount, chroot and change apt.sources after the install? 

Jacques

Sent from my iPhone

> On 3 Jun 2019, at 21:49, Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Jacques Toerien wrote:
>> With the standard DVD image, the ‘build-essential’ meta package is not
>> included
> 
> According to
>  https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/list-dvd/debian-9.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.list.gz
> there should be
>  build-essential_12.3_amd64.deb
> 
> So you would have to be more specific about what DVD image you use
> and what software especially is missing.
> Are you sure that it is listed as dependency at
>  https://packages.debian.org/unstable/build-essential
> ?
> 
> In general, debian-user mailing list is not the right place to request
> additions to the content of Debian installation images or advise how to
> create own images with added packages.
> debian-9.9.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso is a matter of
>  debian-cd@lists.debian.org
> debian-live-9.9.0-amd64-xfce.iso would belong to
>  debian-live@lists.debian.org
> 
> (Consider to subscribe before you send mail there and to stay subscribed
> as long as the discussion goes on.)
> 
> 
> Have a nice day :)
> 
> Thomas
> 

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#209600

Hi,

Jacques Toerien wrote:
> I suspect I have a corrupt usb install image.

Which image exactly are you using ?
Please tell the download URL and a checksum after download (MD5 or some
SHA*).


> Several files are missing or appear to be part files.

Any corruption of files should change the image checksum.
So if the checksum matches the published one, then all files are as
they were on the Debian machine which built the image.
(This does not outrule damage. But that damage would hit everyone who
 tries to use the published image.)


> Is there a way to select the build-essential package during a base install,
> or do you have to mount, chroot and change apt.sources after the install?

I'm not sure whether
  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed
will have an answer or whether
  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD
is up-to-date.

If not other members of this list can tell, you will have to ask at
debian-cd or debian-live for advise where to look or ask next.

But first you should try to find out why you don't get the software
of build-essential. Then you can ask the right questions about a remedy.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas

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