Quote:
2) A user has more control of the package installation in FreeBSD. Neither Debian nor Fedora nor the systems based on these two allow you such control
|
.
There are popular linux distributions that offer a similiar level of control as far as package installation. Have you tried Arch linux or looked at the advanced install options in Debian or Slackware?
This wiki describes a streamline Slackware install. A working slackware system needs the a/ and ap/ sets.
http://slackwiki.org/Minimal_System