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Topic: Include build-essential by default

Build-essential is a necessity for compiling drivers and sometimes a user will need it to get their internet working.

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Re: Include build-essential by default

I agree (even though it's not too big of a deal to install it).

build-ESSENTIAL cool

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Re: Include build-essential by default

But not in the in the lite version.  Want to keep the lite version as lite as possible.

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Re: Include build-essential by default

Personally I would not want build-essential excluded from one version (Lite).  It is not something that only users of CrunchBang Standard would use.

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Re: Include build-essential by default

what kind of size are we talking about for build essential, personally i wouldn't be against it if it wasn't a huge package

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Re: Include build-essential by default

A definite +1 for including build-essential.
What about Python3?

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Re: Include build-essential by default

@benj1 - Fresh #! Full install, build-essential was 52.9MB according to Synaptic.  There may be additional dependencies not included in the Lite distro.

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Re: Include build-essential by default

serious_lee wrote:

A definite +1 for including build-essential.
What about Python3?

at the moment there isnt anything that uses python3 so theres no reason to include it, except for programmers who can just install it them selves.

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thats quite a big package, although i agree with anonymous' reasons, i wonder if there is a cut down/busy box package available

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Re: Include build-essential by default

pvsage wrote:

@benj1 - Fresh #! Full install, build-essential was 52.9MB according to Synaptic.  There may be additional dependencies not included in the Lite distro.

Bigger than I expected, but Im sure we can remove some existing stuff to make room big_smile

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anonymous wrote:
pvsage wrote:

@benj1 - Fresh #! Full install, build-essential was 52.9MB according to Synaptic.  There may be additional dependencies not included in the Lite distro.

Bigger than I expected, but Im sure we can remove some existing stuff to make room big_smile

true, in the default install theres quite a few things surplus to requirements, ie metacity and bmpanel, is the size worth it tho, how many people need it to compile an internet driver that cant get online any other way?

the only example i can think of is people who have access to wireless but not wired internet

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