Re: Defining ISP?
Well, it seems to be the best method. But isn't it possible to define a
general list of necessary packages used by ISPs and regroup the whole in a
minimalistic optimized distribution specificly made for ISP use? And
excluding all other packages (desktop, non-necessary libraries, windowing
etc...).
It's even possible to integrate some optimization tools (apt-build) and
automatize some installation jobs
At my actual knowledge, such a distribution doesn't exist. Should it be
interesting or is it only the remanent effects of a very good long week-end?
:)
BR
shift
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan G - Mailing Lists" <email-lists@surestorm.com>
To: <debian-isp@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: Defining ISP?
> Hi,
>
> what i used to do is install a base system and then install some of the
> package packs i've defined.
>
> For example, if what i want is install a web server with php % perl
> support i use a config file what i've defined myself which contains this:
>
>
> apt-get install apache2-common apache2-mpm-prefork
> libapache2-mod-auth-mysql libapache2-mod-perl2 php4-common
> libmailtools-perl libhtml-format-perl bzip2 file libio-socket-ssl-perl
> ca-certificates libapache2-mod-php4 php4-mysql php4-pear
>
>
> For the rest of services exactly the same. I'v defined manually the
> whole list of packages needed for web server, ftp server, irc server,
> mail server (smtp, pop and imap), antivirus server, etc...
>
> If you can build a local mirror of you version of debian, i.e. sarge,
> you can do local network installations, and your installs will be so fast.
>
> That work fine for me at least :)
>
> BR,
>
> jonathan
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Christian Hammers wrote:
>
> > On 2004-09-14 shift wrote:
> >
> >>Thinking maybe of a an ISP specific install. Lighter and even more
> >>secure. A minimalistic distribution...
> >
> >
> > Most ISP will probably have different servers for the different services
and on each of them they will start with a secure base install with as few
software installed as possible and then just install apache/postfix/proftpd
whatever they need and customize it.
> >
> > I don't see a big bonus in a special ISP distribution. A better
integration of iptables firewalls, vlans or traffic shapers would be nice
but that's nothing ISP specific.
> >
> > bye,
> >
> > -christian-
> >
> > P.S.: pbuilder is a nice tool to build minimal installations that you
can just untar onto a new harddisk
>
>
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