On Sun, Jul 25, 2004 at 11:08:17AM +0100, Andy Green wrote: > Redefine "Core" to mean a true minimal install. I have a remote dedicated > server that is running Fedora (fantasically) for example, that scenario is a > great candidate for being "Core". No Xorg, try to shrivel package > interdependencies to a much better minimum set. > > [..] > > All the extra packages are installed by yum or equivalent once Core is > installed and running, as a normal action. Packages installed should be the > latest available from repos available, not the ones on install media, just > like a real user using yum update. Nothing to stop Anaconda allowing package > selection at the start of the install and automating the install action on > the first reboot. What about automatic installation (kickstart), what about install media (network access should *not* be a prerequisite), what about the number of CD's we need when we split up the non-core stuff in all kinds of additional sets, what about... Not meant to be specifically a response to this posting, but I think shrinking the core distribution is a very bad thing. It should be a *complete* distribution, otherwise it just is not a distribution. If people nearly always need more than the core, why would we want to leave it out for that few percents that only want a firewall? Anaconda still has the minimal install option. A tool for creating a small package subset for a specific purpose, honouring all dependencies, would be a handy thing, for people that want their own small subset. -- -- Jos Vos <jos@xxxxxx> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Phone: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 20 6948204
