apt-get!

apt-get works :-)

apt-get update; apt-get install fortune-mod; /usr/games/fortune (for example)

There's still some dependencies to iron out, and make the selecting of a local Debian mirror more intelligent, but the principle's working! Debian has over 8,000 packages available. Hopefully, the majority of these can now be added to a running Salvare system without touching the local hard disk.