Potato install - package suggestions?

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Alan DuBoff (maestro@SoftOrchestra.com):

> Rick's tips are good and I see he replied to you, but I use a
> different method of installing Debian that *usually* (IOW, when it
> will install) works well, that being to install the smallest system
> with networking on it, and apt-get all the above packages over the
> net. 

I certainly concur.  Starting with nothing more than the Debian Base
System is instructive, but a slight pain in the neck, as it's a bit
_too_ sparse until augmented.  Let's just say that you end up poring
through /var/state/apt/lists, making sure you didn't miss anything
crucial.

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