On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org> wrote: > >>> is it in the minimal install from the tree ? >> >> I think so in 6.x. At least it is different between a minimal dvd >> install and the minimal iso. I usually don't know which was used when >> someone does a remote install, but then I need to copy some stuff in >> and tell yum to install the rest of the packages. I'd vote for rsync >> too, since would be my first choice for that 'copy stuff' step instead >> of scp which sometimes isn't there either. >> > > admittedly i havent done an install from DVD in minimal mode for years, > but i am very sure that the end result from a DVD minimal and the > minimal CD is exactly the same, unless some specific storage is selected > at installtime. If this is not the case, quantify the difference and > post a report on bugs.centos.org and we will try and fix it. > We always build identical servers in different remote locations and one location ends up with scp and one doesn't after the initial install. I know one of them is from a minimal iso. The other guy might be doing a server install from dvd. Is there some after-the-fact way to tell what was the initial install media and package group? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com