> > > why does a default install > > > insist on installing things that are completely > unnecessary. I have > > > a kickstart file where I've had to explicitly exclude > about 50 or 60 > > > things that would otherwise be installed. Dependency hell > maybe but > > > many of these just seem to appear from nowhere... > > > > > > How many servers have bluetooth? But it gets installed > anyway. Ditto > > > PCMCIA cards? And ISDN connections? > > > > > A lot of this sounds like what Ubuntu has done with their > JeOS release. > Minimal install, no extra open ports. 100MB ISO. Well suited > for a single server VM box. If this could be combined with > Red Hat's strengths in iptables and SELinux, I think it would > be a winner, especially as a starting point for enterprise VMs.
In my opinion, Debian "basic" (default) setup is absolutely the best. No port, no unnecessary package. With Red Hat was an hell since its origin, only recently I used a kickstart file to exclude a lot of absurd packages, like that seen on this list. This is at top of my whishlist. -- Domenico Viggiani _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
