On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Dan Trainor wrote: > I know I whined and complained a lot about it, but i've finally got the > process of completely re-mastering the install, down perfectly. > > I go as far as editing comps.xml, and adding/removing packages from > @base and @core, so I do not have to speficy any additional packages or > package groups. > Not really necessary. http://www.owlriver.com/tips/tiny-centos/ "The design criteria in deciding if a given package was necesssary, was: May it be removed without violating a dependency requirement? The code performs this test repeatedly until no additional single package may be removed. With that effort, we get a CentOS 4[.0] install down to 349 Meg. Six months after the initial release of this document, we added detail for a fully updated CentOS 4.2 system. As of 27 October 2005, such an install weighs in at 376 Meg. (376,024). The first figure in the 4.2 listing was pre-update; the second, post." With props to Russ Herrold, of course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine
