how much chaff in the repositories?
Posted: 2015-07-07 19:51
Just curious what percentage of the packages in the repos are "high quality". Synaptic lists out 42,452 packages. I know, of course, that there are some absolutely astounding things...large packages and small. But, I'm wondering if one was to separate the wheat from the chaff, how much wheat would there be? My guess would be 40-60% worth keeping. Or maybe 80%, I don't know.
Debian recommends the first three CDs for a basic install. And says most of what you need or could possible want would be located in the first 8 CDs, which is 60% of 13 CDs. Then, the other question is how much work would it take to curate the repos and just leave the super high quality stuff.
Thanks if anyone has any insight on this topic!
Debian recommends the first three CDs for a basic install. And says most of what you need or could possible want would be located in the first 8 CDs, which is 60% of 13 CDs. Then, the other question is how much work would it take to curate the repos and just leave the super high quality stuff.
Thanks if anyone has any insight on this topic!