Re:Goodbye Docker on CentOS, Hello Ubuntu
by mbreese on Sunday January 17, 2016 @07:13PM
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The minimal CentOS install is pretty lightweight. It's not a tiny distro by any means, but for keeping w/in the RHEL/CentOS realm, it's really pretty good. It's the only version that I install on servers, just to keep the excess cruft out (no X, no Gnome, no extra services, etc...).
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Re:Goodbye Docker on CentOS, Hello Ubuntu
by delonia on Monday January 18, 2016 @05:18AM
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Ubuntu has "Ubuntu server" which is Ubuntu without X, GNOME and other desktop services.
In addition, there is Ubuntu Minimal (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD) which is the most minimal you can get in Ubuntu.
Re:Goodbye Docker on CentOS, Hello Ubuntu
by xellisx on Monday January 18, 2016 @12:04AM
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I just did an install of CentOS with the minimal setting, and I am amazed by the crap that is loaded up vs not loaded. Don't need sound, don't need IPv6, don't need wireless. The base install is missing stuff like nano, wget, network related tools like traceroute, and several other packages. Thankfully, bluetooth or CUPs wasn't in the list this time.
There's still a whack of services that should be disabled on a server like rpc/nfs, bluetooth, avahi, etc (depending on 5.x/6.x/7.x) even if you go with a minimal install. Bloat aside, they can be security risks.