On 11/29/2010 02:30 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote:
hi,
so in order to quantify exactly what should be on the minimal install set :
support install from optical media
support install from usb disk
install as native platform
- install to Xen domU
- install to kvm VM
- Functional on post-install
- firstboot ( for hooks etc that people put in )
- yum with the standard centos repos
- sshd
- selinux
- functional dhcp client
- functional ipv6 stack + ipv4 stack
- iptables and ip6tables
https://nazar.karan.org/cgit/bluecain/tree/ks-minimalC5-64.cfg is my idea of a minimal install. It lacks xen/kvm support however which probably should be in.
Questions;
- What else should added in ?
if we go with "minimal", that would be a reasonable list. if we go with "server", I'd add mysql, apache, postfix + basic php . maybe even dovecot + php-imap.
Should we remove some more excess ?
what is the thinking on lsb state for this media ?
/me never really cared about lsb* packages
- Finally, I am conflicted on the idea of dropping the gui installer
completely. On one hand, we could claw back serious disk space - on the other hand, it drastically changes the install experience. Tbh, the install experience is a bigger deal. But worth pointing out.
Please don't. The installer is the first major experience and even real professionals do not need/use it, the rest of the universe uses it as a first factor for decision.