https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=669498
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=669498#c28
--- Comment #28 from Robert Davies 2011-07-05 09:30:10 UTC ---
Minimal (text) Server Selection was intended to be minimalist when requested in
10.3 & 11.0 time frame, because the less software by default the less exposure
to security flaws & the less to update. It is easier to add packages than
remove them, Choosing default application software for end user like vim,
rather than e3/joe/emacs/nano is subjective policy; subjectiveness means
endless debates (like we have with default desktop & browser). Somone had to
unpick very many dependencies and throw out 1000's of packages, it is hardly
suprising if they did not get 100% in 1 release but was marked "done" for 11.1
when 90% there.
If the decision is for a "comfort" server selection rather than true "Minimal
(text) Server" base to build on (core only required to update & install server
packages and then tailor to end user preferences),
Then we shall need a new install option "JeOS" like SuSE Studio, easy to apply
as secure server base, or for guest VM; building a system by ADDING modular
partterns. Per's requirements can be well met, by a patter "comfort text
server", along lines of aaa_base-extras - "parts of aaa_base that should be
installed by default but are not strictly required to run a system. (Shell
aliases, bash completions and convenience hacks)".
Perhaps the SuSE studio "JeOS" package list, can help reduce any bloat, though
I removed/replaced (with light weight rpm eg) syslogd for rsyslog, add e3) a
few, sometimes knowing I'd upgrade them later on from updates.
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