Minimal installation

[Justin Zygmont]

I've heard much of the excess size is because of all the langages that 
have to be supported, if this is true, I wonder if they should really be 
stripped out?


On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:

> At 19:16 11/8/2003, you wrote:
> >I don't know how low you can go, but I have managed a minimal install a 
> >lot less then the default povided by anaconda package selection, by 
> >creating a kickstart file that explicitely removes packages from 
> >installation ..
> >
> >One day I will set some time aside and arrive at the bare-minimimum 
> >kickstart file..
> 
> I do the same thing for home firewalls and smaller machines, where I often 
> get 1GB drives and even sometimes a 500MB drive. I have consistently kept 
> to 150MB-200MB installs.
> 
> Perhaps a few of us could cooperate on creating this "smallest" install 
> kickstart file? I will be happy to cooperate, put forth my own efforts, and 
> maybe put up a web page with the list of packages so that we can discuss 
> it. Anyone else want to help? Lox, Michael, Jaroslaw... anyone?
> 
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