Hi folks, It comes to my notice that there is an server version - CentOS-4.4.ServerCD-x86_64.iso http://mirror.myriadnetwork.com/centos/4.4/isos/x86_64/ I'm going to run CentOS as server. What packages are included there? Is X packages included as well which should not be on a server creating a risk hole. However on another hand it will be convenient for me at the early stage of installation to search documents on Internet. Just retain X not started at boot and remove all their packages after installation finished. I don't expect connecting a workstation to the server to do this job at the beginning. Advice would be appreciated. TIA B.R. Stephen
On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 11:47:18AM +0800, Stephen Liu enlightened us:> It comes to my notice that there is an server version - > CentOS-4.4.ServerCD-x86_64.iso > http://mirror.myriadnetwork.com/centos/4.4/isos/x86_64/ > > I'm going to run CentOS as server. What packages are included there? > > Is X packages included as well which should not be on a server creating > a risk hole. However on another hand it will be convenient for me at > the early stage of installation to search documents on Internet. Just > retain X not started at boot and remove all their packages after > installation finished. I don't expect connecting a workstation to the > server to do this job at the beginning. > > Advice would be appreciated. TIA >The Server CD is simply a subset of the entire CentOS distribution designed to fit on one CD. Once installed, the entire distribution is available via yum. It's a convenient single CD version of the distro, especially for those instances where DVD and/or multiple CDs are undesirable. Matt -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263
Stephen Liu wrote:> Hi folks, >> > Is X packages included as well which should not be on a server creating > a risk hole. However on another hand it will be convenient for me at > the early stage of installation to search documents on Internet. Just > retain X not started at boot and remove all their packages after(repost as the first message did not appear on the list. apologies if this comes duplicate) I would leave the server install as it is and use a live CD for browsing from the machine.. :) hth -- rm
> I'm going to run CentOS as server. What packages are included there? > > Is X packages included as well which should not be on a server creating > a risk hole. However on another hand it will be convenient for me at>From what I recall, the last serverCD I tried (4.3), didnt have any Xcomponents.
Karl R. Balsmeier wrote:> The installer still asks you if you want various options, -I don't > seem to remember it having X. > > One thing I can say however is that it's VERY HANDY for me to not have > to burn 3 or 4 CD's, or the DVD, just to get a server deployed. > > So thanks to the CentOS staff who came up with that clever idea. It > is truly handy. > > -karl > >I just did a server install, actually a 2.4TB NAS using the first CentOS disk, but choosing a minimal install option. What's the difference between that option and the server CD?? Thanks! Mark