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CentOS 7 install software options minimal vs desktop vs server
CentOS 7 install software options minimal vs desktop vs server
with Centos 7.6 during the install from the .iso on DVD there are these choices for software
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Re: CentOS 7 install software options minimal vs desktop vs server
Minima is the most barebones install you can get, it’s pretty much just essential services. And yes, it’s a runlevel 3 (multi-user for systemd naming).
All of the other categories are just yum groups that get installed on top of Minimal.
My recommendation, install Minimal then issue yum groups list hidden (maybe add ‘ids’ at the end). This will list all of the available groups you can install. To see what packages are contained in these groups, use yum groups info <group>. This will display the groups and mandatory/optional primary packages that the group consists of and will also mark packages you already have installed. It won’t list dependencies, the same as anything else in yum.
Cheers,
Mike
All of the other categories are just yum groups that get installed on top of Minimal.
My recommendation, install Minimal then issue yum groups list hidden (maybe add ‘ids’ at the end). This will list all of the available groups you can install. To see what packages are contained in these groups, use yum groups info <group>. This will display the groups and mandatory/optional primary packages that the group consists of and will also mark packages you already have installed. It won’t list dependencies, the same as anything else in yum.
Cheers,
Mike
Solution Architect @RedHat | RHCE
Former SysAdmin @BlueSkyStudios and @Pixar
Feature animation and VFX enthusiast
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Former SysAdmin @BlueSkyStudios and @Pixar
Feature animation and VFX enthusiast
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