Not what I was looking for. That just snarfs packages from FTP rather than providing them on the CD.
I don't use Arch because I want the absolute bare minimum of functionality. I am just tired of seeing comments of the type:
# don't edit this file; use debian-specific-tool(8) instead to change it
in my /etc. I want to tweak e.g., resolv.conf my own damn self, without fearing that I'm interfering with the distro's way of doing things.
That's what I want from my Linux. Arch gets me most of the way there, has a kick-ass package system and rolling releases like Gentoo, but without the hassle of recompiling the freaking world when some critical library changes.
Last time I used a minimal install it was pretty small (it does grab packages from a cd but only a minimal installation of ubuntu).
It was more if you just like having the minimal system and choosing which software you wanted. Debian administration really isn't as bad as you seem to think but you're welcome to your opinions.
Personally I like BSD's (mostly freebsd) and am using ubuntu for matlab and an unsupported wireless card in bsd, but that just makes arch seem lacking when I use it
I don't use Arch because I want the absolute bare minimum of functionality. I am just tired of seeing comments of the type:
# don't edit this file; use debian-specific-tool(8) instead to change it
in my /etc. I want to tweak e.g., resolv.conf my own damn self, without fearing that I'm interfering with the distro's way of doing things.
That's what I want from my Linux. Arch gets me most of the way there, has a kick-ass package system and rolling releases like Gentoo, but without the hassle of recompiling the freaking world when some critical library changes.