Re: [Hampshire] Debian Etch and Synaptic?

> I just installed Etch (minimum/base) system with a goal of creating a
> cut down version of the system. Checking du -s / on the system, which
> isn't quit correct as it shows 0.5G in /proc, I still find I have a
> couple of G's disk space in use, so I started with Synaptic to remove
> some packages which allow me to claw back a couple hundred megs of disk.


Unrelated to your request, but perhaps helpful. Could you not `apt-cache
autoclean` to remove the cached .debs? That might clear a few hundred meg if
you've just installed.

Just a thought,

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Alex Collins