From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   ewtrdfsga  wrote:   
   > I like slackware, I like how it works and I like it's compatibility.   
   >   
   > in the interest of putting slackware on older hardware, what would be   
   > the minimal packages in to install for having a basic slackware   
   > system?   
      
   Given the very small size of even a full Slack install (if you leave   
   out kde and xfce the rest fits in about 9G or so), why bother?   
      
   But if you must, then 'minimal' has to be defined against your usage   
   plans for this "older hardware".  You must install at least the A and L   
   packages (although you don't need all of L depending on intended   
   usage), but those two together would leave you with a system for which   
   you could do little beyond boot and log in.   
      
   For a more useful minimal set, you'd need A, AP, part of L, and part of   
   N.   
      
   While it is tedious, you can request the slackware installer to prompt   
   you for a Y/N answer for all but the most basic required packages, with   
   that prompting you can choose to install just the minimal pieces that   
   would need to be present for whatever use you intended to make out of   
   the older hardware.   
      
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