diff --git a/conf.d/ve.mk b/conf.d/ve.mk
index 0590bf94..704abbe5 100644
--- a/conf.d/ve.mk
+++ b/conf.d/ve.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ ve/bare: ve/.base use/init/sysv; @:
 ve/base: ve/bare
 	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,interactivesystem)
 
+# a particular package list
+ve/ldv: ve/bare
+	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,xz bzip2 glibc hostinfo less)
+	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,vim-console netlist rsync time)
+	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,openssh-blacklist openssh-server)
+	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,shadow-edit shadow-groups)
+
 # this should be more or less convenient
 ve/generic: ve/base use/repo
 	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,vim-console etckeeper)