From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QV1Od-0004du-D6 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:05:07 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7A4931C089 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:05:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (unknown [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF4A71C0BC for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:11:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ww0-f41.google.com ([74.125.82.41]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QV0Yo-0028hx-US for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:11:35 +0700 Received: by wwi18 with SMTP id 18so699353wwi.4 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.155.84 with SMTP id r20mr2026794wbw.110.1307707889638; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.227.174.204 with HTTP; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:11:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:11:29 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo server installation From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 9fff7f9036ef9803aa283df63a9763ec On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 17:13, Perenaster wrote: > Hey, > I dont't know if this is the right list I'm writing to but I want to use > Gentoo as server. My aim is a small as possible installation of an OS with > only the modules I want. So I thought Gentoo might be the OS of choice. Is > it suitable for an server or should I look for an other distro? You know, we have a mailing list dedicated for those using Gentoo as servers : gentoo-server That said... Depends on your definition of 'suitable'. If you're more focused on 'only the things I need and nothing else' a.k.a 'pedal-to-the-metal performance optimized for my system', then the answer is a resounding : YES If you want quick and (relatively) painless ( = fast ) updates, then Gentoo's not really suitable for you. Unless you want to take the time and pains to learn and implement an 'update server' who will perform the binary package creation. (imagine trying emerge --update @world for 100 servers) > Is there anything in particular that I have to mention at the installation? Well, just use the hardened stage3, hardened profile, and hardened sources. Oh, and config the kernel manually, of course :-) > Thanks in advance, > Tom Rgds, -- Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ Visit my Blog: http://pepoluan.posterous.com