-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Karanbir Singh wrote: > Hugo van der Kooij wrote: >> It will be usefull for those who with to walk around with a CD drive and >> need to install servers. > > the only issue with that is what / how would you define 'servers'. Its > easier to work with something like a package list of what would be > considered reasonable to have on a default install, then remove the > option to make installtime package selections and deliver only that raw > package manifest thats been pre-selected. Simple. Whatever needs to be on there to install and harden the machine so you can install it in a rack and access it remotely with ssh. So I would strip almost every package. >> Preferably with support for things like XFS. One the basic system is up >> one can pull in everything else. Apache, mysql and the lot are all >> things that can be pulled in once the basic installation is done. > > ok, xfs is venturing into centosplus lands... > >> But iptables, ntpd, sshd are however things I considere part of the core >> installation. Let us just not forget ip6tables ;-) > How about you work out a list, we can then all argue over it, whatever > packages get onto the list then can pose a potential manifest to work > with ? Well. Actually. I can not think of anything else I would need there. I would just take it from there and use yum to install those bits I might need on that server. How is that for a short list? Hugo. - -- hvdkooij at vanderkooij.org http://hugo.vanderkooij.org/ PGP/GPG? Use: http://hugo.vanderkooij.org/0x58F19981.asc A: Yes. >Q: Are you sure? >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? Bored? Click on http://spamornot.org/ and rate those images. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJD3MmBvzDRVjxmYERAk8RAKCIQ5e1t34bNG9M9DJKhRZJcNkEIQCeKyZz xuQqKjUkasUk+eL/Onb7Cls= =mAhk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----