[ale] Why

[Jerry Z. Yu]

RedHat can too. just installed several RH-7.1 with old-fashsioned 'text'
mode install. just enter 'text' instead of simply press enter after boot up
with installation media. At installation cluster choice screen, choose
'custom system' then deselect any X thing.
I may not really need X running on the servers. you can just run one
single X program off the remote box then pipe it to your local X display.
	ssh headless at remote.server /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm


On Thu, 3 May 2001, Bao Ha wrote:

#I believe Debian will allow you to install without X.
#
#On certain headless systems, I need X so I can run vncserver.  I have
#not figured out how
#to minimize X yet.
#
#Bao
#
#-----Original Message-----
#From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
#Hubbs
#Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 12:46 PM
#To: Chris Fowler; 'ale at ale.org'
#Subject: RE: [ale] Why
#
#
#That's a real good question.  I just recently tried to set up an X-less
#disk-limited machine for bind/dhcpd under RH6.2 and it was pulling the
#same kind of stunts.
#
#Out of curiosity, I renamed a directory that held a lot of X stuff
#(somewhere under /usr, I think) to see if it affected anything and yes,
#things broke, so I renamed it back.
#
#I really wish distros were more straightforward w.r.t. setup options
#than just giving you "server," "workstation," and "custom."  Distros are
#complex enough that if you select "custom," you don't get a good feel
#for even what the provided starting point gets you (at least I don't,
#but I don't think I'm unusually clueless).
#
#- Jeff
#
#-----Original Message-----
#From: Chris Fowler [mailto:ChrisF at computone.com]
#Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 3:43 PM
#To: 'ale at ale.org'
#Subject: [ale] Why
#
#
#
#Why when I load RH 7.1 and say no X widows, does netscape get loaded.
#Why when I say no X windows, Does it try to configure my video card for
#X?
#
#

Jerry Z. Yu					+1-404-262-8544 (O)
Systems Engineer				https://punch
IS Support, Voicecom,				www.voicecom.com
A business unit of PTEK Holdings, Inc.		www.ptek.com
-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-
Manage all your important communications ==\
and information in one place using	 ===>	www.orchestrate.com
Voicecom's Orchestrate service.		 ==/

--
To unsubscribe: mail majordomo at ale.org with "unsubscribe ale" in message body.