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Trying to optimize OpenVZ Debian template(s)
Hi,
We have been talking a lot about this one the previous forum, but I'm still looking for a nice way to purge openvz Debian template(s) of everything not really needed... Not really minimal, but as much as possible.
I am working on a different idea:
aptitude install '!~i ?or(~prequired,~pimportant)' will install whatever was required or important and not yet installed.
aptitude purge '~i !~M !~prequired !~pimportant' will try to purge everything neither required nor important, but manually installed.
It's working not so bad, but because of some 'wrong' dependencies, I still have to find the 'right' solution to answer (and apply) the second part.
Any tip, or idea to improve this?
Thanks
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Woow Really? No one has any idea?
I worked on a nice simple script that did this, take a look:
http://www.github.com/maxexcloo/Minimal
Thanks @maxexclo. I also used this way, and some lines from @Dannix, but it does not satisfy my probably twisted mind :-)
I'm more around something like this right now (not yet 100% working):
Doesn't a
dpkg --clear-selectionsgive you the most minimal system? You could get the list of needed software then viadpkg --get-selections > minimal.txt.Well, dpkg is not very smart, you need to find a way to select your own set of packages (minimal.txt), which is only a copy of something you had to build manually first.
While aptitude seems to be a little bit better and offer a priority tag which allows to select the required and important packages.....
But I said "seems", because it does not totally work.