Hi list!
I have got created a bundle of RPM packages that allow one to remove
packages that are absolutely useless inside vservers:
vps-dev-3.999-1.cru contains the usual vserver /dev structure and
provides dev, hence allowing one to remove the following packages:
- udev
- hwdata
- usbutils
- hotplug
- MAKEDEV
vps-fakekernel-2.6.999-1.cru is able to replace any "real" kernel
package.
vps-fakepackages-1.0-2.cru contains just a few fake compatibility files
for initscripts and allows the dependency-aware removal/replacement of
these packages:
- module-init-tools
- mkinitrd
- lvm2
- device-mapper
- mingetty
For a usual CentOS 4.2 minimum installation this results in saving 28%
disk usage (before: 116MB, after: 84MB) and a much cleaner filesystem.
Is anyone interested in these packages?
If so, I will publish them. They should fit on almost any current
RedHat-based distro.
Best regards,
// Veit
--
CentOS 4.2 proof sample:
-(root@radon:2)-(6 files:80K@~)-(0 jobs)-(00:42)-
-(~:#)-> vserver centos4 build -m yum --hostname centos4 --interface test0=eth0:10.1.1.129/24 -- -d centos42
...
-(root@radon:2)-(6 files:80K@~)-(0 jobs)-(00:48)-
-(~:#)-> du -sh /vservers/centos4
116M /vservers/centos4
-(root@radon:2)-(6 files:80K@~)-(0 jobs)-(00:54)-
-(~:#)-> vrpm centos4 -- -e --nodeps module-init-tools mkinitrd
-(root@radon:2)-(6 files:80K@~)-(0 jobs)-(00:54)-
-(~:#)-> vrpm centos4 -- -Uhv inst/vps-{dev,fakekernel,fakepackages}-*
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
1:vps-fakepackages ################################# [ 33%]
This package is to be installed for a VPS though the host server.
Running this command from the host: vrpm <vservername> -- -Uhv <vps-dev RPM>
2:vps-dev ################################# [ 67%]
3:vps-fakekernel ################################# [100%]
-(root@radon:2)-(6 files:80K@~)-(0 jobs)-(00:55)-
-(~:#)-> vrpm centos4 -- -e udev hwdata usbutils hotplug MAKEDEV kernel lvm2 device-mapper mingetty
-(root@radon:2)-(6 files:80K@~)-(0 jobs)-(00:56)-
-(~:#)-> du -sh /vservers/centos4
84M /vservers/centos4
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Received on Thu Nov 10 00:34:42 2005