On Wednesday 31 March 2004 16:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > SuSE can be just as 'minimal' as any other linux distribution. I select > the packages I need for the system, regardless of the distribution. There > are a ton of benefits to the suse operating system. It's system > management tools are impressive. Just because a distribution has a lot > of software options (that of which you call junk) doesn't mean the system > has to contain them. > > The idea behind all that "junk" is that it helps to serve everyone's > needs. The only thing I despise of SuSE (and most other distributions) is > the time it takes to select only the packages I want. I'm not sure > there's an easy way (or any way) around this type of thing though. OTOH its very difficult to keep a minimum SuSE system - add apackage and get lots of irrelevant dependancies - eg install Kontatc, and IIRC get stuff for a Palm - I haven't got one, don't want one, and hate the bloat that comes with this system of package dependencies - my only grip really with SuSE.
Graham -- Rock Computer Consultancy Unix, Linux, C, TCP/IP, Python, Perl, etc. www.rockcons.co.uk The answer is always "Yes".
