[NCLUG] Debian Question

[Chad Perrin]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 06:01:12PM -0700, David Braley wrote:
> 
> 
> Matt Taggart wrote:
> >>I know it sounds like I am just complaining and I need to learn some 
> >>patience, but it does bring up some interesting questions. Why the hell 
> >>is Linux getting so Huge? And why does it take so damn long to boot up? 
> >>Is it the Desktop system (Gnome, Kde, Fluxbox, well, technically, 
> >>Fluxbox is a window manager) that slows the loading of apps?
> >>    
> >
> >Yeah I suspect that's a big part. One of the other differences you are 
> >probably seeing is the difference between Debian's "start with a small 
> >base install and only install something if you need it" mentality vs the 
> >other distros(and Windows') "Here is a DVD/Set of CDs, install everything 
> >on them (and in some case disable it) so it's already on the system when 
> >you go to use it" mentality.
> >
> >  
> Matt, it would seem to me that installing a ton of stuff you don't use 
> would slow down updates as well. Hell, it might even make the machine 
> more vulnerable to attack due to the fact that the more apps on a 
> system, the more chances to find one that's broken enough to compromise 
> the machine. I don't say that with any real knowledge of how this stuff 
> really works.

Well, if that was a guess, it was a good one.  You're right.

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