The more software you install, the more exploitable flaws you introduce to the server.
There's no reason for X, so I wouldn't install it. Look at how installing Media Player on Win2K server has bit them? Why would you do it on Linux where you have the choice? Would you also install TWN, KDE, GNOME etc so that different admins could all choose their preference? Heck, installing some OpenGL screensavers can let your server look cool while it's not being used... How often has anyone ever said "well gee, my server's 7 years old now, and I still have WAY too much disk space." Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toole, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:06 AM Subject: RE: (clug-talk) To X or not to X, a discussion > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > A random question, just because I'm curious what others think on the > subject: > When setting up a Linux server, do you install X? Do you think it's nice to > > work in a graphical environment when maintaining the server, or do you think > > it's a waste of resources? Just wondering what the group thinks. > > Ian > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/TEBgSiY+RXI7JS4RAtwlAJ9GhprOQ//ZW6/uTwHqMthyZXxtbgCePKuI > VNgS+jnJ2hwDmHOqHbW444Y= > =44vY > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > [Toole, Robert] > > My 2 Cents: > > I think it depends on the type of Hardware you are using it on, If it is > older HW, (Small hard-drives, slow CPU etc, then I'd not install X and use > the remote tools previously mentioned, or my favorite, Webmin. > > On New hardware, I'd go ahead and install X. for example, the smallest HD > you can get is 20 GB. Since you usually use more than one drive to spread > out your various partitions, you have room to burn. I think a kitchen sink > RH install is around 4.5 GB? With 2Ghz CPU's and tons of ram, most new > servers are way overpowered nowadays. Example: We have an M$-Exchange server > here, PIII 667, 1 GB ram serving 300 users, and CPU, Network and RAM never > exceed 1 to 2%. That's with the stupid winblows GUI running all of the time! > > Nice thing is, with linux you can use runlevel 3 and not run the GUI till > you need it. I like to ssh to the box, and run X sessions remotely. > > My 2 cents. > > Rob. > >
