Seth Vidal wrote:
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009, nodata wrote:
>>>> -sv
>>>>
>>> I do if it's in the default DVD install, or was pulled in in an
>>> upgrade. I've never intentionally installed it, and yes I do. Never
>>> imagined it would be a problem. I'll remove it.
>>>
>>
>> Maybe you and I have a different concept of 'Servers'. But I tend to
>> install @core only and then remove items whenever I can for a server.
>>
>> If it is a bad day I'll install X b/c something requires it but for
>> servers I try to avoid anything beside the barest minimal I can have.
>>
>> -sv
>>
>
> Maybe you have a different concept of security, but I don't want any
> user on the server installing software, no matter what.
right - which is why I wouldn't install PK on a server.
yum doesn't allow users to install pkgs, only root.
-sv
I just found PackageKit on a server that's never been anything but. It
was installed fith FC-2, which IIRC is pre-PackageKit. Does this mean
it was pulled in by something else that no longer requires it?
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