FC4 for servers

[seth vidal]

On Sat, 2005-02-05 at 18:09 -0800, Dan Hollis wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Feb 2005, seth vidal wrote:
> > %post
> > yum remove stuff-you-don't-want
> > 
> > is that proof enough?
> 
> this seems to me to be the wrong approach to the problem. for a barebones 
> server install fedora shouldnt install the extra junk in the first place.

Like I explained to Rodolfo - you can get where you want to get to by
replacing an install class.

I just asked if it would be possible to make it so anaconda looks for
extras install classes from the repository or target location for
network installs.


> as others have mentioned it makes it impossible to install barebones 
> fedora even on a 512mb flash. the answers "just buy a bigger flash" or 
> "just install onto a hd, remove a hundred packages or so, then copy it 
> over to flash" are what drive people to other distros. :-/

then they should probably go to other distros. I don't remember anything
in the goals of fedora which read like "be able to install in tiny tiny
amounts of disk space"

I understand what you're driving for but I'm not sure it's worth it.

though I do recommend you read up on how anaconda works internally esp
with regard to install classes.
-sv