Res wrote:
I'm sure this argument has been had before, but what I'd like to see
in FC4 is the ol server install, being just that, install has bare
minimum stuff instlaled, FC1,2 and 3 seems to load a lot of not needed
crap.
I mean loomk at a min server install for RH9 or even current
slackware, then look at it on FC, guys a server install should be
exactly that, WTF has cannaserver got to do with being a server, it
doesnt! nor does several other things, the least stuff instlaled and
run on a server is paramount, the more crap that runs that clearly is
not needed = more and higher risks
Lets not end up like m$ huh!
flame away :P
Unfortunately nobody is getting serious about that problem.
Last time I asked for the REAL minimal install they told me to propose
the package
list that I think is minimal. I honestly don't know. I would rather
prefer Fedora people do that
but don't put all the crap in your minimal installation or don't call it
minimal.
Minimal installation for me is the following:
packages that are barely needed for booting the system.
(kernel,glibc,etc...)
yum,up2date?,rpm to add more packages at will.
maybe some basic utility commands. (shadow_utils,mount)
That's all.
I don't want to beleive that nobody is able to identify the packages
that are needed to only boot the system.
Look at alternatives:
Debian, has base install
Gentoo, has base install
FreeBSD, has base install
OpenBSD, has base install.
Solaris, has base install.
And please don't tell me that fedora is a desktop OS.
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