[@core] working definition for the minimal package set

[Petr Lautrbach]

On 11/12/2012 06:44 PM, Seth Vidal wrote:
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> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Petr Lautrbach wrote:
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>> scp is a ssh client. It connects to other host using a ssh connection and runs 'scp -t' or 'scp -f'
>> commands on the remote side. From my point of view, it's same as any other program you can use via
>> ssh and I believe that openssh-clients is the right place for it.
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>> sftp subsystem is configured by default so you can use it if you need transfer files to minimal system.
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> which was, in fact, what I said.
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> scp is something people expect to be able to use on servers to send files over. that it is not there makes the server install feel a touch awkward.
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> that's all.

A thin client would probably not want to install openssh-server.

Petr