RE: [Vserver] Fake packages for removing useless dependency packagesfrom RHEL/CentOS/Fedora vservers [scanned]

From: Matthew Nuzum <matt.followers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu 10 Nov 2005 - 03:45:10 GMT
Message-ID: <4372c249.48d80c56.280d.2cab@mx.gmail.com>

> 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.
...
>
> Best regards,
> // Veit
>

Veit,
I don't use CentOS and I'm phasing out my RPM based distros, so I don't need
the packages, but I want to say that this is an excellent thing you've done.

Brilliant, really.

Good idea and good work,

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