I simply remove everything I don't need in %packages, and I can get a VERY small install. This is with RHEL 3: %packages # you COULD delete the following, but I want them #-portmap #-openssh-clients #-openssh-server #-openssh #-openssl #-vim-minimal #-vim-common #-dhclient # To install a Minimum X environment, the following is all that is needed # XFree86-twm -cyrus-sasl -cyrus-sasl-md5 -glib2 -kbd -krb5-libs -libuser -openldap -tcp_wrappers -usermode -zip -xinetd -wget -vixie-cron -usbutils -up2date -unzip -unix2dos -traceroute -tmpwatch -time -telnet -tcsh -tcpdump -sysreport -symlinks -stunnel -specspo -slocate -sharutils -sendmail -rsync -rpm-python -rpmdb-redhat -rootfiles -rmt -rhpl -rhnlib -redhat-release -redhat-menus -redhat-logos -readline -raidtools -quota -pyxf86config -python-optik -python -pyOpenSSL -psacct -procmail -pinfo -pdksh -pciutils -patch -passwd -parted -nss_ldap -nscd -nfs-utils -netdump -netconfig -ncompress -mt-st -mtr -mtools -mgetty -mdadm -man-pages -man -MAKEDEV -make -mailx -mailcap -m4 -lsof -lslk -logwatch -logrotate -lockdev -libtool-libs -libstdc++ -libgcj -kernel-utils -kernel -htmlview -hotplug -hesiod -hdparm -groff -gnupg -gmp -ftp -file -elfutils -eject -ed -dump -dos2unix -diffutils -devlabel -cyrus-sasl-plain -crontabs -cpio -bzip2 -binutils -bind-utils -bc -autofs -authconfig -attr -at -fbset -finger -iptables-ipv6 -irda-utils -isdn4k-utils -jfsutils -jwhois -krb5-workstation -krbafs-utils -lftp -lha -libwvstreams -nano -ppp -prelink -rdate -redhat-config-mouse -redhat-config-soundcard -rp-pppoe -rsh -samba -samba-common -schedutils -setarch -star -sudo -talk -tftp -vconfig -wireless-tools -wvdial -cyrus-sasl-gssapi -ipsec-tools -libobjc -pam_smb -acl -apmd -aspell -cups -cups-libs -dosfstools -gettext -iptables -krbafs -libjpeg -libpng -libtiff -minicom -mkbootdisk -nc -ntsysv -pam_krb5 -pax -pspell -rdist -redhat-config-network-tui -redhat-config-securitylevel-tui -redhat-lsb -setserial -setuptool -syslinux -utempter -ash -kernel-pcmcia-cs -yp-tools -ypbind -acpid -authd -diskdumputils -eal3-certification -eal3-certification-doc -iscsi-initiator-utils -jpackage-utils -laus -nss_db -pam_passwdqc -up2date-update -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Binand Sethumadhavan Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:55 AM To: Discussion list about Kickstart Subject: Re: /etc/shadow On 03/10/06, Bartel, Zack <Zack.Bartel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I would like to 2nd that as well. I am also trying to do get a minimal > install disc with the fewest packages possible. I currently have it > down to around 150 as well so maybe we can compare notes. Well, my current count is 194. I'd love to see it down further, but I really can't see where I can cut packages any more :( I'm not building a CD - my installs are all over PXE/HTTP, so I probably have some more leeway than you do. My install size is now: /dev/cciss/c0d0p2 2.0G 114M 1.8G 6% / /dev/cciss/c0d0p1 62M 14M 45M 24% /boot /dev/cciss/c0d0p3 2.0G 441M 1.5G 24% /usr My biggest problem at the moment is sendmail - which pulls in a lot of dependencies, like m4/make etc. I'd like to have the ability for cron jobs and the like to be able to send emails, but having a full-fledged sendmail installation sounds like an overkill. Ideally, I just need a program with a /usr/sbin/sendmail binary (for mutt, which is my preferred command-line mail client for use in cron jobs and scripts) that implements an SMTP client. I am looking at some small programs at the moment. My second problem is gpm - not needed on headless servers, but vim-enhanced pulls it in (I like to see syntax highlighting in my httpd.conf and the like :) comps.xml is here: http://pastebin.com/799417 The rpm -qa --last output on the server is here: http://pastebin.com/799429 Binand _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
