Re: services installed and running "out of the box"
On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 05:52:54PM +0100, Dale Amon wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 10:44:21AM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 02:52:27PM +0100, David Wright wrote:
> > > Where does one go from here?
> >
> > If you only want the web server for reading documentation, reconfigure the
> > web server to only listen on localhost.
>
> Precisely. One cannot just install the packages and services
> one wants. One must step outside the package system to fix
> the problem, and continue to do so thereafter in the future.
He wants the service, he just wants it only for local use. That is not
something that should be handled at the package level. It's a matter of
configuring the package.
> A major port service should not be installed on a system unless I
> specifically request its presence. There are too many packages which
> require things which they do not actually require.
File bugs if you see packages which actually have wrong dependencies. dwww
really does need a web server (it's a CGI).
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- mdz
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