Customizing 'Base' Installation

I followed the Arch Wiki last night for fun since it's the 1st time I've attempted to install since they've removed the installer framework menu.  So I got to this section where I begin to install the 'base' package group on my new system:
pacstrap -i /mnt base
Now I am given the option to review the 'base' package group and select entries from 1-52 or... I can just select the entire 'base' group package defaults. The deal is there's a bunch of stuff in the 'base' install group I would like to omit for example (nano, mail-x, sed, etc etc etc)
Is there an easy way to omit packages I don't want? I mean beyond typing: 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15...?
Also, when I am advised the following:
# echo myhostname > /etc/hostname
Should I be using just the system's unique hostname or should I be adding the entire FQDN there: myhostname.mydomain.tld?

Carlwill wrote:Chances are there are always traces left of junk we remove.
That sounds like some traces of PTSD left from using that other operating system - or even perhaps other distros without quality package managers - but we have pacman.
If the packages are remove right after the installation, there will be absolutely nothing left.  If they're removed after the first "Syu" after the installation, then the package may remain in the cache, but you could clear this too, then there would be absolutely nothing left.
The only way they'd leave anything behind in your root file system is if you modified their configuration files.  The only way they could leave anything in your home partition is if you ran the associated program.
Last edited by Trilby (2013-04-24 20:22:10)

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