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Tue, 15 May 2007 10:48:53 -0700
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Re: "truly minimal" (yum) group?
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Bly, MJ (Martin) wrote:
> Jan et al,
> 
> I'd support the idea of a truly minimal install, particularly for the
> '"truly_minimal"+"my_server"' use.  We do something like this for our
> disk servers by installing the 'server' config then removing all the
> stuff we don't want.  Sometimes painful to rework for each new SL
> variant.

Next week (hopefully x86_64 will be available by that time) I will be
updating my 4.x base installation to 5.x.  It may meet your requirements
for a stripped down secure default installation.  I'll post my kickstart
config once I'm done.

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Mason Schmitt
Systems Administrator
Sunwave Cable Internet / Shuswap Internet Junction
ph: (250) 832-9711
www.sunwave.net
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