What does Ubuntu Core consist of?
Exactly what does Ubuntu Core consist of?
I know of a similar project called Ubuntu Mini Remix, which, while not an official Ubuntu project, is known to contain:
- ubuntu-minimal metapackage
- ubuntu-standard
- casper
- lupin-casper
What does Ubuntu Core contain?
What are the differences between the purposes of these two projects?
I would like to make sure of this before I choose a starting point to build my own Ubuntu derivative.
Solution 1:
Check the release directory for the ".manifest" files which list every package (eg. ubuntu-core-12.04.4-core-amd64.manifest). Ubuntu Core is just a minimal install of Ubuntu, you could make something very similar yourself by running:
mkdir chroot
debootstrap --arch=amd64 trusty chroot http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
Ubuntu Core is just a minimal rootfs of around 60MB size whereas Ubuntu Mini Remix is a 200MB iso live image.