And there's already a solution available for that: https://www.debian.org/blends/ https://www.debian.org/blends/ In essence: upload package/packages with what

And there's already a solution available for that: https://www.debian.org/blends/ https://www.debian.org/blends/ In essence: upload package/packages with what you need to your upstream distro and make a metapackage that includes them along with anything you need from the upstream distro. It's a win-win: Users can install anything from the usptream distro, not just what you can offer them in your tiny distro. Maintainers don't have to waste effort on maintaining a full-blown distro, they only maintain packages that customize the upstream distro towards the niche they care about.