On 9/21/06, John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Karl Latiss wrote: > On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 19:26 +0800, John Summerfield wrote: > >>I browsed the comps file and decided @base does it. >> >>The 317 packages selection was jaw-dropping. Why are these in the base? >>tcpdump >>NIS stuff >>bluetooth stuff >>smartcard stuff >>autofs >>libjpeg >>hesiod >>xorg-x11-filesystem >>dosfstools >>libX11 >>libXrender >>libXfixes >>libXrandr >>cups-libs >> >>and many others. >> >>I thought the idea of a minimal system was just enough to boot, maybe >>start a network, and tools to install more. >> > > I think the minimal system still includes the lsb dependencies so there > may be things loaded that you wouldn't normally need in a bare bones > install. >
I found in the long ago past.. that the best way to get this 'fixed' was to come up with what people wanted as a minimal set, open a bugzilla and an issue tracker and post it on the lists as then the developers who are usually focused on big issues can see what people want as a minimal install. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" _______________________________________________ rhelv5-beta-list mailing list rhelv5-beta-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-beta-list
