When deselecting all packages during package selection, so that a minimum base system is installed, the dhcp client is not to being installed. This happens even though the network interface eth0 was configured to obtain it's ip address via dhcp. The startup script fails thus during bootup, resulting in an unreachable machine. It would be great, if dhcpcd is forced to be installed when dhcp is configured for the interface.
The absolute minimum install is basically "what do I need to get to a login prompt". Nothing more.