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Stripped down Suse 10
I want to install Suse 10 on our corporate network desktops but want to install only main programs such as:
OpenOffice.org Firefox (used to access our management system) Gaim Evolution And few other such as CD burner software and such How do I do that? When I do the initial installation, the system installs ALL OF THE applications that I do not need and once I start deselecting the programs, the issue of dependencies arise. How to overcome this? Please someone help me. Also, do you think installing Suse 10 as server on a LAN for file sharing, database access and printer and firewall is a good idea? Thanks! |
I want Suse only because we want to save on Novell Licensing and once we are able to afford it, the migration from Suse to Novell should be easy.
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you can select what you want to install during OS setup. You can also try OSS Super-Slick (stripped down OpenSuSE)
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Thanks. I know I can select what I want. The only problem is I do not know which ones should I keep as there are so many items. I'll check the Super version of Suse/Gnome once it become available (it shows as not available at this time).
How about the question if Suse 10 will work well as a server? |
Each package has a description of what it does, read that and decide whether it worth installing or not.
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You can always choose to install a minimum system first during SUSE installation then run YaST to add packages only what you need.
SUSE SUPER is a fine and fast 1-CD setup, but I would rather wait for it to mature a little bit. http://www.opensuse.org/SUPER Try this for SUSE server: http://www.howtoforge.com/taxonomy_menu/1/1/49 |
Thanks a lot!
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Maybe you find this interesting:
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/0...selection.html It's about creating your own package selection (for future installations). |
Yes, very cool. I did not know I could do that. Thanks!
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