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Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:12:51 -0400
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [gentoo-dev] reason for dhcpcd in system profile ?]
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Oops.  Let's try again.
-g2boojum-

> > Ok, it seems most people like dhcpcd being part of system. Then let me
> > ask another question: Is there a way to get rid of packages in system
> > that works with world upgrades without creating my own local profile?
> > Making my own profile probably isn't difficult, but it needs to be
> > maintained. And all I want is to get rid of 2 or 3 packages that I don'=
t
> > need/want to be installed.
> > If there is no such way maybe it should be implemented, or is there a
> > reason not to do it?
>=20
> What I've done in the past is make my own /etc/make.profile directory
> that contains a fixed "packages" file along with symlinks to the files
> in the default profile directory.
>=20
> I still favor having a minimal default system with a "posix", or
> "standard unix", or "lsb", or whatever metapackage that the user can
> install.
>=20
> Best,
> g2boojum
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Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@gentoo.org>

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