CentOS Server Installation

[William Weaver]

Ben - Thanks. Learning how to set up kickstarts is on my list of stuff to
do. I'm just starting to learn more about deployment and administration of
linux instead of just use and basic management. I just need to get this
server (my KVM server) up first. Then I'll be able to build the VMs to
study for the Red Hat Exams.

Digimer - Yea even the minimal install I was having issues getting to boot,
then when I did the network stuff was not there. I need something a bit
more robust as this is going to be my hobby KVM machine and I only have so
many hours in a day to mess with getting it set up. I'd rather spend more
time cleaning up bloat after I have a working system, than not have the
working system until I figure out what and only what I need.

Will

On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Digimer <lists-5ZoueyuiTZiw5LPnMra/2Q at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On 10/21/2012 02:45 PM, William Weaver wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > Just joined the group Friday, and looking forward to the first F2F
> meeting.
> >
> > I wanted to ask a question about a CentOS install I'm doing right now.
> I've
> > been having difficulty finding an install of CentOS 6.3 that will allow
> me
> > to install just the server applications without X11 that can be installed
> > from USB. I decided that instead I'd just put the live CD on USB and
> > install that, then strip out the bloat. Not ideal but it'll have to do.
> >
> > So I'm stripping out stuff that I know isn't needing, and starting with
> yum
> > groups that I know aren't necessary. First time I did this I went over
> > zealous and nixed a bit to much, causing the box to not be able to boot
> > into run level 3 anymore. This time I'm working a little more piece by
> > piece.
> >
> > <tldr>
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone had a CentOS server install or a spare box/vm
> > they could put a fresh one on, so that I could get both the grouplist and
> > package list off of it. It won't be exactly what I end up with but it
> would
> > be a good frame of reference.
> >
> > If this doesn't work I may just have to try to do a network install (I
> > don't have CD Drives on any of my PC's. I don't like the waste and most
> > things are comfortable with a usb install.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Will
>
> I do a "minimal" install. It is *super* minimal; no man pages, no tar,
> nada. Then I install the packages I want. All my production CentOS
> machines are built like this.
>
> --
> Digimer
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>
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