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I am interested in Gentoo as a server OS, but I have not been able to |
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find much on exactly what the status is. Is there a recommended set of |
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packages? Does it actually have an installer? I also have some |
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suggestions for such an OS, based on my experience with Gentoo: |
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First, I would suggest that the emerge function be broken down into two |
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parts- a downloader/compiler and an installer- that way, a server can |
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compile the software that will be needed during its hours of service, |
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then can install the software during specific hours (a service window or |
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something). I would envision this as working similar to how etc-update |
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works, where it proides a queue of ready-to-install binaries, which can |
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be installed on a per-package basis. In a perfect world, any green, |
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yellow, or red-starred information would be browseable before installing |
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the package. Unfortunately, such a change would either require a new set |
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of arch'es or a parallel version of portage for the server version... |
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Any thoughts? |