Re: Do I need the kernel-source?

On Tue, 2002-05-14 at 09:47, Silvio Macedo wrote:
> 
> Yes. But do not remove the kernel-headers (if there is a any chance of
> compiling something  on it, unless you can do the compiling on another
> similar linux sparc32 machine).
> 
> Note of caution: "about to become" usually means changes, and
> sometimes changes mean compiling new modules, which means rpm -i
> kernel-sources again ;)

One point to add: to keep the box as secure as possible, and since it is
a firewall, I would suggest removing kernel-headers and NOT using kernel
modules (i.e., compiling a static kernel.

Ben Ricker
"Paranoid as all get-out"
Web Security System Administrator
Wellinx.com
 
> On Tue, 14 May 2002, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
> > little space as possible; this box is about to become my home firewall and
> > DHCP/DNS server so I don't need much.
> ....
> > that isn't broken. May I safely remove the kernel-source and kernel-doc
> > packages?
> >
> > Thanks,