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Old 12-10-2005, 05:16 PM   #1
damianlr
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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!
 
Old 12-10-2005, 05:41 PM   #2
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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.
 
Old 12-10-2005, 10:15 PM   #3
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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)
 
Old 12-11-2005, 10:53 AM   #4
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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?
 
Old 12-11-2005, 11:20 AM   #5
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Each package has a description of what it does, read that and decide whether it worth installing or not.
 
Old 12-11-2005, 12:03 PM   #6
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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

Last edited by aherm; 12-11-2005 at 12:07 PM.
 
Old 12-11-2005, 01:14 PM   #7
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Thanks a lot!
 
Old 12-13-2005, 11:51 AM   #8
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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).
 
Old 12-14-2005, 08:08 AM   #9
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Yes, very cool. I did not know I could do that. Thanks!
 
  


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