diff --git a/my-distro-debian-32-pae/build.sh b/my-distro-debian-32-pae/build.sh
index aaf6ebcb..8b8f2c55 100755
--- a/my-distro-debian-32-pae/build.sh
+++ b/my-distro-debian-32-pae/build.sh
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ cp -r $build/icons/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/icons
 cp -r $build/themes/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/themes
 #cp -r $build/desktop-base/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/desktop-base
 #cp -r $build/plymouth/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/plymouth/themes
-cp -r $build/packages/* $build/build/config/packages.chroot
+#cp -r $build/packages/* $build/build/config/packages.chroot
 cp -r $build/grub/themes/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/boot/grub/themes
 
 # build the ISO #
diff --git a/my-distro-debian-32/build.sh b/my-distro-debian-32/build.sh
index a8cde520..284110d6 100755
--- a/my-distro-debian-32/build.sh
+++ b/my-distro-debian-32/build.sh
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ cp -r $build/icons/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/icons
 cp -r $build/themes/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/themes
 #cp -r $build/desktop-base/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/desktop-base
 #cp -r $build/plymouth/* $build/build/config/includes.chroot/usr/share/plymouth/themes
-cp -r $build/packages/* $build/build/config/packages.chroot
+#cp -r $build/packages/* $build/build/config/packages.chroot
 cp -r $build/grub/themes $build/build/config/includes.chroot/boot/grub
 
 # build the ISO #