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arachn1d

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Registered: 2008-08-02

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How to make sure graphical packages are never installed? (Server Unit)

I'm running a server and I want to make sure packages that are graphics related, (X) etc are never installed. In Gentoo I'd make a use flag for that (-X), is there some way to do that in Archlinux?

Thanks.

heleos

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From: Maine, USA

Registered: 2007-04-24

Posts: 678

Re: How to make sure graphical packages are never installed? (Server Unit)

Just make sure you never install a package that requires x11? There's probably an option in pacman for it

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: How to make sure graphical packages are never installed? (Server Unit)

Just avoid installing anything with a GUI. The only thing that I know that isn't graphics based that wants to pull in graphical parts of X11 is texlive.

ssbfalcon

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From: Long Island, New York

Registered: 2008-08-01

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Re: How to make sure graphical packages are never installed? (Server Unit)

All I can tell you is to watch what pacman is trying to install.  If you see anything X related, then you'll know something GUI is being installed...

It shouldn't just decide to install something X related if you do standard system updates and such. 

But as you're running a server, you should keep an eye out on what's installed, and pacman does a good job at telling you what it's going to do...