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#1 Live ISO missing package manifest data
In the latest snapshot of Live Raizo (version 9.18.04.02) the files on the ISO which contain package manifests are empty. In previous versions the iso/live/filesystem.packages file would contain a list of software included on the system. That file, and its related files, are empty in the new snapshot.
Yes, I emptied these files to decrease the size of the iso file (no small gain).
Why do you need it ?
I'm one of the DistroWatch maintainers and having the manifest file either on the ISO or as a separate download makes it a lot easier to find out what technologies are included in a distro and to update our package table.
If you don't want to include the manifest file in the ISO, would you please consider making it a separate download that is available on SourceForge? That would be even better as I wouldn't need to download the entire ISO to get the relevant information.
Yes, i can do it.
What files do you exactly needed ? and what is the name of the separate download that i must use on sourceforge (and can i have a version number to identify the iso ) ?
Thanks very much.
Ideally, I just need a file which contains a dump of the "dpkg -l" command as run from the live ISO. The manifest/package file can have just about any name. Other projects which do this usually take the name of the ISO file and just add a suffix like ".manifest" or ".pkglist".
For example, if you release a new ISO called "live-raizo-v9.18.04.02-amd64.iso", then an ideal manifest file would have the name "live-raizo-v9.18.04.02-amd64.iso.pkglist". That lets me know which version of the ISO these packages are associated with.
Ok. For the next releases, i will put the file pkglist (example "live-raizo-v9.18.04.02-amd64.iso.pkglist") with the dump of "dpkg -l"
Great, thank you very much.