What is the extreme minimum

brandon88tube · 2011-01-30 01:18:10

I've been using linux for a few years now, but I'm still not well versed in it to answer this question for myself without breaking stuff. I wanted to know what the extreme minimum packages I need for a working linux install. I plan on using that as my base and then adding X11. I don't know what linux actually needs to run properly without screwing up and what packages might be considered needed, but really are not crucial.

karol · 2011-01-30 02:01:56

If you use pacman for installing / uninstalling you shouldn't break things, you simply won't have certain features present.

Maybe you should have a look at tinycore or ttylinux to see what packages they've got.

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.:B:. · 2011-01-30 02:26:34

Maybe you should try a slackware installation. Then you'll know what's the bare minimum.

Pacman only installs what you tell it to, so I don't really see your point? Do you select just all packages upon installation?

brandon88tube · 2011-01-30 02:30:31

I haven't done an Arch install in a while, but if I recall, I tried installing only a handful of packages and it seems that arch installed more and was wondering if they were really needed. Who knows, I could have completely done it wrong anyways.

Anikom15 · 2011-01-30 02:32:53

Theoretically all you need is bash, the kernel, vim, and gcc (and their dependencies), and then you can just program everything else yourself!

Realistically though, I think just installing a clean Arch distro will give you a simple system to build up. That's what Arch is all about.

.:B:. · 2011-01-30 12:58:37

brandon88tube wrote:

I haven't done an Arch install in a while, but if I recall, I tried installing only a handful of packages and it seems that arch installed more and was wondering if they were really needed.

Welcome to the world of dependency management.

If you wonder whether they're really needed, only one way to find out: remove them. See what breaks.

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