On 15/08/05, Todd Cary todd@aristesoftware.com wrote:
In an effort to prevent getting many minutes into an installation only to have a CD read fail (I did verify the CD's first), I did a minimal install. Can I use the minimal install to add the necessay packages for a HTTP server and graphical interface?
Yep.
[wmcdonald@willspc ~]$ yum grouplist Setting up Group Process Setting up Repos Installed Groups: Administration Tools Compatibility Arch Support DNS Name Server Editors FTP Server Graphics KDE (K Desktop Environment) Mail Server MySQL Database Office/Productivity Printing Support Server Configuration Tools Text-based Internet X Window System Available Groups: Authoring and Publishing Compatibility Arch Development Support Development Tools Engineering and Scientific GNOME Desktop Environment GNOME Software Development Games and Entertainment Graphical Internet KDE Software Development Legacy Network Server Legacy Software Development Network Servers News Server PostgreSQL Database Sound and Video System Tools Web Server Windows File Server X Software Development Done
Then you can do a group install of whichever of those you'd like...
# yum groupinstall "Web Server"
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Dependencies Resolved Transaction Listing: Install: crypto-utils.i386 0:2.1-4 - archive-whitebox-base Install: distcache.i386 0:1.4.5-6 - archive-whitebox-base Install: httpd-manual.i386 0:2.0.52-9.ent.WB1 - archive-whitebox-base Install: mod_perl.i386 0:1.99_16-4 - archive-whitebox-base Install: mod_python.i386 0:3.1.3-5.1 - archive-whitebox-base Install: mod_ssl.i386 1:2.0.52-9.ent.WB1 - archive-whitebox-base Install: php-ldap.i386 0:4.3.9-3.6 - archive-whitebox-updates Install: squid.i386 7:2.5.STABLE6-3.4E.5 - archive-whitebox-base Install: system-config-httpd.noarch 5:1.3.1-1 - archive-whitebox-base Install: tux.i386 0:3.2.18-2 - archive-whitebox-base Install: webalizer.i386 0:2.01_10-25 - archive-whitebox-base Update: rsync.i386 0:2.6.6-1.2.el4.rf - archive-whitebox-dag
Performing the following to resolve dependencies: Install: gd.i386 0:2.0.28-4 - archive-whitebox-base Install: newt-perl.i386 0:1.08-7 - archive-whitebox-base Total download size: 5.9 M
Repeat for your graphical environment of choice.
Will.