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? > > >
