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On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:59:11AM +0100, Andreas K. Huettel wrote |
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> Sure a server is something generic, too. However, since you mentioned |
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> mysql above, how about a postgres server? Or a web server using a |
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> daemon different from apache? :) |
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> This is why I think (as others) a server profile should basically be |
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> the same as a minimal profile. And then, defining a minimal profile |
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> separate from the base profile does not make too much sense. Rather, |
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> carefully try to move all specific stuff out of the base profile. |
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If someone wants a *REALLY* basic system, they can start off with |
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USE="-*" and add on stuff as necessary when portage complains and/or |
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ebuilds break. That's what I'd recommend to someone wanting to set up a |
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"basic server" machine. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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