On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:59:11AM +0100, Andreas K. Huettel wrote > Sure a server is something generic, too. However, since you mentioned > mysql above, how about a postgres server? Or a web server using a > daemon different from apache? :) > > This is why I think (as others) a server profile should basically be > the same as a minimal profile. And then, defining a minimal profile > separate from the base profile does not make too much sense. Rather, > carefully try to move all specific stuff out of the base profile.
If someone wants a *REALLY* basic system, they can start off with USE="-*" and add on stuff as necessary when portage complains and/or ebuilds break. That's what I'd recommend to someone wanting to set up a "basic server" machine. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
