[nzlug] Slimbuntu

[Peter Butler]

> I don't like the way that a lot of the distro's come with everything I 
> don't want, and little of what I do.  I've been looking to swap to 
> something like Ubuntu for server use for a while, but want such a 
> basic install that only includes the base system, package manager and 
> utils that can't possibly be lived without (ie SSH, etc).

I'm pretty sure Debian installs like this when you do a basic 
installation.  It did the last time I installed it (Sarge) as a 
gateway/firewall/router, didn't even include sshd in the base install. 
Only needs one CD as well. Very nice and very minimal.

Cheers

Peter