2006/4/10, Jeff Mutonho <ejbengine@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > --- John Wendel <jwendel10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Food for thought, > > >> > > Although Gnome is my preferred Environment, the dependency chain is > > ridiculous. > > I don't use Evolution; however, if I uninstall it, deps would remove > > Gnome =P > > I am not sure if it is the LSB, Fedora or Gnome deps, but when I install > > Fedora I get > > web servers, DNS servers and mail servers installed and all I want for > > this machine > > is a desktop type install, after all it is a laptop. > > During my install , I remember seeing an option to choose which > packages(hence servers) you want to install.... > > > > "All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy." > > Jeff Mutonho > Java/J2EE Developer > mob : + 27 82 907 6420 > > GoogleTalk : ejbengine > Skype : ejbengine > Registered Linux user number 366042 > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > just dont install the big environments... i dont see why linux has become too fat if you can just use a plain fluxbox blackbox hackedbox windowmaker etc... seems to be one of those cases where terms are completly mixed up. and for embedded devices you wouldnt use a general distro anyways these days... you would slim down the kernel to only the drivers it needs for space reasons... not for "performance" reasons.... regards, rudolf kastl
