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user48545
user48545

Reputation: 3431

Barebones Linux Server Install

Whats the simplest way to get a barebones linux server installed? barebones = just enough to get ssh and package manager.

Current I've been using CentOS with server install and removing any packages that I know i do not want installed.

But is there a better way? I just want a simple ssh shell + package management to start with. Hardware is irrelevant since everything is happening in a VM.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2049

Answers (5)

Tarrant
Tarrant

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Arch just 

su -c 'pacman -S sshd'

then you have about as barebones as you can get. Pacman its package management system is pretty easy to use and what not also.

Upvotes: 1

jtimberman
jtimberman

Reputation: 8258

JEOS - Just Enough Operating System, an Ubuntu project, should be exactly what you are looking for.

Upvotes: 0

TomC
TomC

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You know the guys over at SliceHost have some very nice documentation on setting up Linux VM's. http://articles.slicehost.com/ubuntu-intrepid I am using their service and I found their documentation to be excellent. Particularly in getting a barebones VM up and running. I use their documentation as a reference for setting up iptables firewall and other basic system tasks on other systems. Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 0

Ruggs
Ruggs

Reputation: 1610

If you have the time installing Gentoo will give you just want you want and no more.

Upvotes: 1

Paul Tomblin
Paul Tomblin

Reputation: 182832

Debian Stable net install.

Once you have that installed and up and running, you can apt-get or aptitude install whatever packages you want. That's how I set up my servers.

Upvotes: 11

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