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07-14-2003, 05:01 PM
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: McCalla, AL, USA
Distribution: Arch, Gentoo
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Fresh install which choice for now?
RedHat 9 - have 2.4.20-8 from the iso images, but also have 2.4.21 burned to a CD
Dual boot Linux and XP for now.
Since I have a 60GB hdd just for Linux, can I do a Server Installation and choose Everything, then turn off running services that I don't need right now? This way I will already have all the packages and dependancies there.
What do you suggest?
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07-14-2003, 05:09 PM
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: California, USA
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I tried that once (select all packages), but quickly re-installed Red Hat because it was just too much useless stuff taking up space. Once you get comfortable with what packages you need, you will not have a problem being selective when installing the OS. (Which is the better alternative, I think.)
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07-14-2003, 05:18 PM
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HCL Maintainer
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: McCalla, AL, USA
Distribution: Arch, Gentoo
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So should I install Server Installation, and choose some packages; or choose a different installation?
I have plenty (60GB) of space, but just don't want a lot of services running that will slow down either the boot time or the performance once Linux is running.
Last edited by Bruce Hill; 07-14-2003 at 05:21 PM.
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