Thanks for your response
> Packages are partitioned into a main and sub-packages, so that
> the bloat of un-needed matter is avoided. UEFI is relatively
> new, and until Windows 10, not really mandated by Microsoft
> installations. Also the needed hardware (a TPM chip) was not
> universally present, and so that sub-package would seem to be
> bloat to most people
Understood.
> As to how to get a copy, using an second machine to retrieve
> the needed package, and placing it on a data stick comes to
> mind.
But how to get it into the system that can only be booted in rescue mode from my USB stick?
I will try using a second USB stick
Cheers
Bill