Installing the Barebones Linux Server

Question

What is the easiest way to install a linux server with barebones? barebones = enough to get ssh and package manager.

I am currently using CentOS with installing a server and removing any packages that I know I do not want to install.

But is there a better way? I just want simple ssh + package management to start. The hardware does not matter since everything happens in a virtual machine.

Answer 1

Debian Stable net install.

Once you have installed and started, you can apt-get or aptitude install all the packages you need. This is how I set up my servers.

Answer 2

If you have Gentoo installation time, you just want you to want nothing more.

Answer 3

You know that the guys at SliceHost have very good documentation on setting up a Linux VM. http://articles.slicehost.com/ubuntu-intrepid I use their service and I found that their documentation is excellent. Especially to start and run barebones VM. I use their documentation as a link to configure the iptables firewall and other basic system tasks on other systems. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

JEOS - Just Enough Operating System, a Ubuntu project, should be exactly what you are looking for.

Answer 5

Arch just

su -c 'pacman -S sshd' 

then you have as barebones as you can get. Pacman's package management system is pretty easy to use and what not.