Are all the packages actually required?

[mike548141]

Hi,

Are all the packages in "./docs/OpenSuse/opensuse111-package" actually required? For example there are things like lynx, mailx, ncftp but I can't imagine they are actually required by ispCP.
I try to keep the server to a minimum so I'm wondering if these are just included as handy tools or are actually required?

Cheers,

MC

[RatS]

It looks like they are really useless. Actually I'm not sure, of they are still VHCS legacy. I will remove them. Thanks for your report.

[mike548141]

Thats awesome thanks!

I was wondering if you could post the required packages (or vice versa the ones you have removed from the package list) here so I can remove the un-necessary stuff from my auto-build

Thanks again,

MC

[RatS]

Please check this: http://www.isp-control.net/ispcp/changeset/2899#file11

I don't have an OpenSuse Testing systeme. Therefore, I don't know if I removed all unecessary packages. You might try around with it a little bit.

Edit: be careful with gcc. Don't remove it from your system. I'm not right sure, if we need it for building the ispCP Deamon. Need to be tested.

[mike548141]

In my testing so far (OpenSuse 11.1) you need gcc & make for compiling the daemon. I'm not 100% sure but it seems like the CPAN perl package install wants make as well but it still completes (with errors) on a system without make (ispCP appears to be working).

Ta,

MC

[pgentoo]

you guys probably figured this all out, but just FYI, my gentoo install instructions is the documentation section have the bare minimum (at the time of writing) apps/libs required from a very base install for installation. Might be a good reference for you if you are really looking to slim down. Many distros base installations have a lot more apps/libs installed than are really required for a base installation.

[mike548141]

FYI make is required for the CPAN update and perl modules on OpenSuse 11.1

@pgentoo - cool I will have a look thanks

MC