[med-svn] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianMed/LiveCD" by SteffenMoeller

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  apt-get update
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- The whole of med-bio would just fit on a 2GB image, but not both the /var/cache/apt/archives of   downloaded .debs 'and' the final installatin. With the current version of apt-get, one needs to install in chunks and delete files earlier. Yes, this is some criticism on apt-get, but I cannot fix this myself.
+ The whole of med-bio would just fit on a 2GB image, but not both the /var/cache/apt/archives of   downloaded .debs 'and' the final installation. With the current version of apt-get, one needs to install in chunks and delete files earlier. Yes, this is some criticism on apt-get, but I cannot fix this myself.
  
   * Start with some packages in non-free, if this available
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  apt-get autoremove
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+ ==== EC2: When amending the Alestic Debian Image with the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ====
+ 
+ Much respected Debian images for Amazon's EC2 are those of Alestic. Filter for "sqeeze" among the images offered.
+  * apt-get update # (consider selecting a server closer to your Amazon zone)
+  * Some bits should be as current as possible, or yet missing (like vim) {{{apt-get install vim debfoster deborphan apt aptitude }}}
+  * Run above instructions, say "yes" in deborphan except to alien and a purge to rpm, or just exit.
+  * Change the MOTD (message of the day) {{{vim /etc/motd}}}
+  * Some tools just "need to be the very latest" {{{
+ apt-get -u dist-upgrade # say no, but select those you really want to be upgraded with
+ debfoster -u g++ coreutils debian-archive-keyring openssh-client openssh-server patch procps psmisc ruby rsync make manpages ifupdown initscripts build-essential tar # you name them, but be careful with kernel-sensitive issues like udev
+ }}
+  
+ 
  === Skit ===
  
  If following the Cloud/CreateImage description referenced above, please remove the network persistence script in /etc/udev/rules.d - there is no such thing like network persistence for a cloud image.