dsl server edition

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: dsl server edition
started by: ico2

Posted by ico2 on Mar. 08 2005,11:24

ok, this is what i did:
from my dsl hd-install:
1. inserted and mounted a dsl cd
2. found the knoppix file
3. did a grep on the mydsl-install file to find out how it mounted uci extensions.
4. did this to the knoppix fs
5. mkdir /remaster/
6. cp -R * /remaster/
7. copied dsl-dpkg.dsl to the home dir in the remaster directory
8. did an mydsl-install on it (note: mydsl-load does not work without x running for some reason.
9. chroot /remaster/
10. dpkg -l
11. noted down the names on unneccessary packages
12. did dpkg --purge on these (removes conf files as well as other stuff)
13. i plan to install LAMP on it

note: i had to remove x in order to make the required space avaliable for LAMP, i will hopefully add an easy to use console admin program.

i am going to compile apache, mysql and php myself and cut them down as much as possible without losing functionability.

i am going to remove some of the couple of different shells dsl has, as we only really need bash.

i am removing perl for the time being although if possible i will install it again if there is space.

see my previous posts for details of my plans (note: am no longer using X or tcl as there is no space, all utilities will be written as shell scripts or compiled c applications (will make source avaliable).

i am removing pcmcia and wlan support as i don't see anyone being likely to run a webserver from a laptop or over wavelan.

i am having trouble removing fluxbox and a couple of other apps, they seem to have dodgy pre-remove scripts, maybe i can fix them? has anyone had any luck removing fluxbox from their remasters?

once i have everything installed i will make the knoppix file and test, then remove more stuff to save space if neccessary (will remove documentation when i install the applications).

also: i plan to add various tutorials on php and mysql.

i may decide to remove vim as we have nano and nano is much easier to use.

i intend to keep sshd, although i might have to replace it with a cut and locked down telnetd.

feel free to post opinions.

ico2

Posted by MrBear37 on Mar. 08 2005,12:23

Ico2,

Yea.. this idea rocks.. very nice processes ! From a personal perspective ( and purely my own tastes) I would prefer to have PERL on the system more than lengthy tutorials etc. I would rather see brief tutorials for the brain dead like myself and then keeping PERL added in. (/purely my own tastes)

Aside from that I am also assuming that your attempting to get all this inside of the 50 Meg CD as well ? I am looking forward to hearing about your progress in this direction !

Peace,

Mark

Posted by ico2 on Mar. 08 2005,18:28

i am choosing php over perl, although i will add perl back in if i get space, tutorials will be quick and easy

Posted by ico2 on Mar. 08 2005,18:29

update: i now have apache and php downloaded, just mysql to go (damn this dialup) then i have to install, remove docs and other unnneccesities, strip a couple more apps out of dsl, etc, etc

Posted by tronik on Mar. 08 2005,21:39

fyi, i have provided a machine to the DSL community specifically for DSLse, it runs DSL 0.9.3 on a 1.5mbit connectionand...you woldn't need to download things on dialup ;p

anyway...

Posted by newOldUser on Mar. 09 2005,12:29

Great Idea !

Thank you for your work. I look forward to giving it a spin when it becomes available.

Good luck.

Posted by Max on Mar. 10 2005,13:52

Is the plan for some of the non-gui .dsl's to still work with the server edition?? Like python.dsl for running Edna or bittorrent?

We could even have an osCommerce .dsl since it is GPL. I don't think I've ever heard of a "LiveCD" full storefront!

Posted by ico2 on Mar. 10 2005,22:01

well, since we are removing a lot of stuff the dsls may not work, we will make special packages for stuff like python that work with server edition. nearly downloaded mysql, any news on this machine tronik?

osCommerce? surely it's just a bunch of php scripts? it should work, but a .dsl would not be neccessary (it would be extremely simple to make, you could make it yourself if you wanted (or get someone to do it for you)).

sorry for not writing more but i gotta go sleep now.
ico2

Posted by tronik on Mar. 11 2005,18:28

The machine is available for you when you want it...Please pm me and i'll give you access to it + root, etc.

Posted by ico2 on Mar. 13 2005,12:47

thanks, have pmd you

Posted by AwPhuch on May 27 2005,15:41

since the main distro has been released, would it be possible to initiate further action for this

People everywhere are asking for "small light servers" and I know DSL would be perfect if we could get something hammered out!

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Anyone?

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by cbagger01 on May 27 2005,16:36

If the DSL server edition was able to support the apt-get dist upgrade function, this would go a long way to providing a small and still upgradable (Debian security fix updates, for example) server distro.

Posted by ico2 on May 27 2005,18:16

ok, i got 9 days off school, i should be able to put together a beta.

i have to download the latest dsl iso first.

i will try and get something working.

i will make everything apted where poss.

this version will include probably only the software, no custom scripts on management interface (yet) although they are work in progress.

i will stop using double line spaces.

i will start capitalizing my Is.

i will shut up.