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scsijon · Last edited by scsijon on Wed 09 May 2012, 23:18; edited 1 time in total

Have come across this "problem".

Using racy53, although I have since seen that it happens with wary522 also.

Went in, on a plain unworked frugal install, using the "Remove Builtin Files" Application and removed a number of unwanted applications, such as the default games, Gnumeric, Abiword, Inklite, etc.

Then using the "Remaster" program I 'remastered' accepting the defaults.

Confused

I was suprised to start with to see that the resultant was larger than the old sfs, however i went and burnt it anyway.

Installed the new iso into a free partition and saved with a small save file.

Started checking around and found to start with, that the remaster is only removing files in the /sbin, /bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/share/applications directories. It seems to be leaving everything else insitu, such as the /lib, /usr/lib, /root, etc. components of the "removed" applications Question

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[EDIT]It is, on the other hand only removing the .profile files when it has deleted all within so you can at least remove the rest manually, then remaster again to get what you want.

[FIXED]However I still have to work out why it's larger and i've checked that I have no other sfs's loaded so that wasn't the cause.

Could some of the 'other' variations check please if this result is what they also have before I chase the 'two applications', in case it's just a wary/racy thing.

thanks.
scsijon

01micko · Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7018 Location: qld

Hi scsijon

It's likely that the remaster script does not support xz compression .. try the one at the following link

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=623475#623475

YMMV

HTH

scsijon · Posted: Sun 06 May 2012, 23:02 Post subject:

thanks, will give it a go.

edit: well that's a start, the remaster is smaller and some of the unwanted files are gone, but a lot are still there so will add a link to the 5.3 thread.

playdayz · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 3705

rerwin has worked on the remaster script more than anyone else recently, if you can get his attention.

I think it might be necessary to reboot after removing the built-in files.

scsijon · Posted: Wed 09 May 2012, 23:14 Post subject:

thanks, will ask him if he can help

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843