On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 00:20 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Mon, 2006-05-08 at 23:54, Michael A. Peters wrote: > > > Sorry - but "installing everything" is just plain silly in most cases. > [...] > > Install what you are going to use. > > Why install a multiuser OS if only one user will ever use > it? OK - install what your users are going to use. You certainly don't want everything under the sun with multiple login users - multiple login users increases the chances of a compromised local account, and a compromised local account with everything installed increases the chances that something installed has an exploit that can be taken advantage of by the system cracker.
