RE: Installation - deselect "standard" task ???
TOP Post: Curt, thanks...exactly what I needed to hear. The system IS running fine, and since we'll be running our own app on it, and we bundle our own customized Tomkat/Apache kit, we are good. After the minimalist install and initial Aptitude load, I only NEED to add ssh server and mysql client...
On the db server, we also add MySQL, but that's about it.
We've got some time for me to do heavy testing before I need to take these "live" so I'm happy with this...
I AM going to keep working towards figuring out what bit of hardware in those boxes is causing the hang though.
Thanks.
Erik
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curt Howland [mailto:Howland@priss.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 5:50 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Cc: Erik Cummings
> Subject: Re: Installation - deselect "standard" task ???
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> On Tuesday 20 March 2007 05:36, "Erik Cummings"
> <ecummings@pathworkssoftware.com> was heard to say:
> > I've installed a few additional packages (part of my "standard"
> > load) and things are running fine. I've got no broken
> > dependencies, etc...
> >
> > BUT - I'm having a hard time finding a definitive answer to "yes
> > this works".
>
> Yes, this works. You have a working system. There is nothing wrong
> with it, other than the fact that you don't necessarily have all the
> tools you might want to have.
>
> > I've even found a couple vague references to "there are some things
> > an admin would need to do or install manually".
>
> And those are just that, "vague". Have you found that _you_ need to do
> anything? Is your system working the way you want your system to
> work? If so, then it's working for you, and that's the best anyone
> can ask for.
>
> When I do an install, I unselect "standard" as well, and I use the
> net-install disk image. This gives me a _very_ minimalist install,
> but it also means the fewest dependencies when I point to "Unstable"
> rather than "Stable".
>
> If you're using an Etch install disk, and staying with Etch, then you
> don't have to do any extraordinary efforts at all. Just stay with the
> install disk until your system is running the way you like, _then_
> point to the online repositories so that all you'll need to get are
> the updated packages, especially if you're using the DVD image. You
> should already have pretty much every package you "need".
>
> If you find "vague" references, it's very likely that it's to things
> that only apply to the situation the writer has. Important things are
> rarely "vague".
>
> Curt-
>
>
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