[CentOS-devel] how minimal is a minimal too minimal
Manuel Wolfshant
wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro
Thu Mar 20 01:34:40 UTC 2014
On 03/19/2014 10:38 PM, Chris St. Pierre wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:30 PM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org
> <mailto:mail-lists at karan.org>> wrote:
>
> however, would this micro image be consumeable under docker ? I didnt
> think we need a single block type file for docker images ( also, this
> image will need a boot flag and grub to make it usable under virt,
> that
> again might get in the way of docker )
>
>
> I'm not entirely sure. On the one hand, you could surely bind mount
> it and do 'tar | docker import', but on the other hand, everything you
> said.
>
> I guess I was thinking more of a general method to create a minimal
> install (a kickstart, or a tiny package group, or whatever) rather
> than just shipping an actual ISO. The word "image" has become
> overloaded in our brave new world. :) I feel like, if we're going to
> put in the work to create a 'micro' install, we should go the extra
> mile to make sure that at least part of that work is applicable to LXC.
amen, brother !
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