On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 10:52 +0100, Andreas Jaeger wrote: > Pascal Bleser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > As Robert wrote, I think we should first define what kind of "minimal > > package sets" we want/need. > > And I made a proposal for that one. > > > From the discussion up to this point, there were already a few > > interesting proposals: > > - chroot (that's probably the most minimalistic, not even RPM in there) > > - very small without network (if that's of any use at all) > > - very small with network > > etc... > > "very small with network" is the one that I personally like to have as > "Minimal Base Pattern": > > Definition Base System: > Purpose: Minimal booting system running on real hardware > Multiuser system with: > * Local login (via /etc/passwd) > * network setup via ethernet > * default filesystems used (ext3) directly (without evms, lvm, > mdraid etc) > * no services running by default > * YaST modules for 2nd part of installation > > I consider networking essential - or do you have real use cases where > networking is not needed at all? > > Andreas
Andreas, This is my perfect solution as well, it would be great in a Network were the users are disruptive to the "status quo", you know kids will find a way to hack the local install so the need to image quickly is high and a small install would be quick. JT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
