minimum linux installation
hey ppl
i have tried many linux distrubutions and i could not decide which one is the best for me. many unneeded things on them. and i decided to have minimal installation that i can install everything myself. to learn, to see whatever. i have enough time to do. i dont care how hard it is. my question. what linux wants to work ?? thanks for any reply |
You have time and want to learn:
Gentoo or Slackware or even LFS |
Any distribution that has a net install option: Ubuntu. I think Fedora and Debian do too.
Debian in any case. I predict the next 10 consecutive posts to tell you to install Gentoo, Slackware, DSL, Puppy or LFS. I cannot approve of that :P edit: jomen was faster. |
Debian is a good one too ;) - not very easy to really make it small IMO
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Debian gets my vote too :)
installing the base system via netinst will give you the basic system...in my view, great for the basis of a server as it will not install a window manager or unneeded apps. In addition, apt-get is a fantastic package management system, and is a great tool for getting it all installed.
There was a Linux from Scratch project going on a few years ago, though I'm not sure if its still around |
Debian netinst = http 404 page not found pff
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Here is the link:
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Ask Google - or navigate the Debian site - it is not hard to find:
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst using this approach - not reading/searching - you won't get very far |
Here for Ubuntu:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dis...mages/netboot/ |
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I'd like to add that all things are "unneeded" until you need them. I am very happy about the bloat that modern distributions provide, so I don't need to plow the internet every time I need a tool for something. Unless you are very short on disk space I think it's better to go with the bloat. It's your decision of course, I won't stop you.
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Seriously, my current favorite for "lean and mean" is Arch + Kdemod. The initial install is very compact, and adding new things does not require "plowing the internet" |
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i used centos 5. and had to install many things that i need. whats the point to use a distribution or not use them? |
Debian base netinstall.. it's simple to aptitude install anything I need after that point.
With the size of Debians software repositories I rarely have to search the internet for software to download and install, it's all right there at my fingertips, and can be installed in a couple seconds (depending on speed of net connection that is...) |
you can install ubuntu server and then add what you need like a gui(?) from the command line.
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well. ty for reply all. ill wait till debian web site works and try ubuntu + debian =).
solution for my question = netinst or installing server only |
Well, I've been thinking about giving NimbleX a go. Which raises the idea that the "Custom Nimblex" version/fork/flavour doesn't have anything unnecessary, because you decide what goes in.
But then you'll have looked at distrowatch and considered all of the frugal distros, won't you? |
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Install a reader just for a pdf, install extra codecs for a real-media stream. I use CentOS 5.2 right now, and it's a reasonably bloated distribution IMO. CentOS is definitely not what I'm thinking of when I say "minimalistic system" I just don't get why people will automatically shout "GENTOO, SLACKWARE" everytime a thread like this comes up. The OP asked for a minimal install, not a source based system. The obvious answer is: use the netinstall of your favorite distribution. |
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