On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> There is obviously more than one solution here, so I'm looking for
> recommendations. We care about security; we don't want to run any
> services we don't need, etc. Reliability is key, so your uncle's
> friend's broth
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> There is obviously more than one solution here, so I'm looking for
> recommendations. We care about security; we don't want to run any
> services we don't need, etc. Reliability is key, so your uncle's
> friend's broth
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 01:01:09PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> OK, thanks. BTW, how does that differ from running tasksel and not
> selecting any tasks? Or is that even possible?
If you run tasksel and do not select any tasks, you get packages of priority
'standard' and higher.
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- md
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 01:01:09PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> OK, thanks. BTW, how does that differ from running tasksel and not
> selecting any tasks? Or is that even possible?
If you run tasksel and do not select any tasks, you get packages of priority
'standard' and higher.
--
- md
On Friday 18 October 2002 03:46 pm, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> > Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these thin clients. I like
> > Debian, so that's one obvious choice. However, a standard Debian
> > install (e.g. wh
> > Towards the end of the Debian installation process, when you're asked
> > whether you want to run tasksel or dselect, you can choose dselect
> > and
> > exit it before installing any packages. If you do that, you're left
> > with a really minimal install. You might be able to base your work
> Towards the end of the Debian installation process, when you're asked
> whether you want to run tasksel or dselect, you can choose dselect
> and
> exit it before installing any packages. If you do that, you're left
> with a really minimal install. You might be able to base your work
> on
> this
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these thin clients. I like
> Debian, so that's one obvious choice. However, a standard Debian
> install (e.g. what I run on my machine) gives us much more than we
> need. This is
> Towards the end of the Debian installation process, when you're asked
> whether you want to run tasksel or dselect, you can choose dselect
> and
> exit it before installing any packages. If you do that, you're left
> with a really minimal install. You might be able to base your work
> on
> this
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these thin clients. I like
> Debian, so that's one obvious choice. However, a standard Debian
> install (e.g. what I run on my machine) gives us much more than we
> need. This is
* Chris Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021018 22:43]:
> RedHat), with an NFS-mounted root fs. They run almost nothing
> locally: currently an X server, sshd, and possibly some music forwarding
> daemon in the future, so users can listen to tunes on their thin
> clients using soft
On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these thin clients. I like
> Debian, so that's one obvious choice. However, a standard Debian
> install (e.g. what I run on my machine) gives us much more than we
> need. This isn
* Chris Majewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021018 22:43]:
> RedHat), with an NFS-mounted root fs. They run almost nothing
> locally: currently an X server, sshd, and possibly some music forwarding
> daemon in the future, so users can listen to tunes on their thin
> clients using soft
OK, thanks. BTW, how does that differ from running tasksel and not
selecting any tasks? Or is that even possible?
-chris
"Noah L. Meyerhans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> > Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these t
OK, thanks. BTW, how does that differ from running tasksel and not
selecting any tasks? Or is that even possible?
-chris
"Noah L. Meyerhans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> > Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these t
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these thin clients. I like
> Debian, so that's one obvious choice. However, a standard Debian
> install (e.g. what I run on my machine) gives us much more than we
> need.
Towar
This is unrelated to any security patches / exploits, hence
off-topic. I'm posting here mostly because it seems like the right
crowd for this sort of problem. If this offends you, let me know and
I'll find a different venue in the future.
OK. We're a large network running lo
On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:41:37PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> Now, we're looking to upgrade the Linux on these thin clients. I like
> Debian, so that's one obvious choice. However, a standard Debian
> install (e.g. what I run on my machine) gives us much more than we
> need.
Towar
This is unrelated to any security patches / exploits, hence
off-topic. I'm posting here mostly because it seems like the right
crowd for this sort of problem. If this offends you, let me know and
I'll find a different venue in the future.
OK. We're a large network running lo
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