Subject: Re: [YellowDogLinux] Installing individual applications
From: Jim Potter (jrp@wvi.com)
Date: Mon Jun 25 2001 - 18:11:58 MDT
You can easily 'turn off' these services (ftp, etc) by editing your
/etc/inetd.conf file -- put a "#" (no quotes) in from of the entry in question,
then "killall -HUP initd". You are commenting them out, and inet won't start
them. ..Jim..
> G'Day All
>
> This question may of already be answered, please humour me. :)
>
> How can I install individual applications using YellowDogLinux v2 on a G4.
>
> I would like to set-up a mail server but do not want to have http, ftp, etc
> installed on this computer for security reasons. I installed using Internet
> server and found it loaded all of these applications.
>
> Is there a easy way around this?
>
> Or will I need to install Internet Server option then remove the
> applications I do not need.
>
> Also could someone point me in the direction of where all the archived
> mailing list messages are? So I can check there before asking questions that
> may have already been answered
>
> Thank you for your time
>
> Colin Comollatti
> Multimedia Developer
>
> Educational Design and Multimedia Unit
> Distance and Flexible Learning Centre
> Central Queensland University
>
> Phone: 4930 9303
> Fax: 4930 9045
> Email: c.comollatti@cqu.edu.au
>
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-- Sincerely,Jim Potter 45th Parallel Processing jrp@wvi.com
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