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[Michael <mike@Westphila.net>]

>>> wichert@wiggy.net wrote a 0.5KB message. i replied ..........................
> Previously B.C.J.O wrote:
> > I had assumed that this list had died.
> 
> It seems to refuse to die :)

I dont see any particular reason why the list should die..

Here's a topic:

	What are your favorite home-grown hardening techniques?

By home-grown, I mean that you're not just downloading bastille..
I'm thinking about serious do-it-yourselfness..

## My answer

It seems that no matter what you install during the manual
install, you always seem to end up with packages you don't need ..

- Using RPM to simplify installed software:

   ## 1.  Dump listing
   $ rpm -qa >inventory.orig

   ## 2.  Select packages for removal
   $ cp -f inventory.orig packages.rm
   $ vi packages.rm

   ###################################################################
   #
   ## At this point packages.rm should list rpm's for removal
   ## Knowing what is important and what isn't takes a fair
   ##  amount of insight.  Be careful of what you choose.
   ## Triple check the list line-by-line .
   # 
   ###################################################################

   ## 3.  Test removal to see if anything important is going to break
   $ xargs < packages.rm rpm -e

   ## 4.  If you're really sure you know what you're doing, force it
   $ xargs < packages.rm rpm -e --nodeps

   ## 5.  See what you really removed
   $ rpm -qa >packages.current
   $ diff inventory.orig packages.current

   
Best,


_Michael.





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