[clue] Comments on Base Install Packages (Centos 6.2)

[Dan Kulinski]

Tim,

Sorry to hear your difficulties.  I agree with the wisdom of installing the
smallest subset of packages needed.

When choosing a group of software to install, use yum grouplist.  I would
suggest the "GNOME Desktop Environment" over plain X11.

When installing mysql, run the init scripts.

Personally I haven't run into these problems with installing a LAMP stack
on a RHEL system.  I haven't tried this on 6.2 so this isn't a very valid
comparison right now.

Good luck with your future endeavors, you are obviously frustrated with
your current progress.

I may have to use one of my current test VMs to attempt this same install.

Dan
On Jul 20, 2012 8:10 AM, "Jug Knot" <jugknot at gmail.com> wrote:

> List -
>
> I've posted a few 'Bang Head Here' notices over the past few weeks as I
> continue to test drive Centos 6.2 installations on a KVM (virtualized)
> platform.
> Lots of lessons learned so far, with no real setbacks (just remove a KVM
> instance and start over).  I'd like some feedback on a few generalized
> observations
> given here -
>
> 1. A Good Description of the Base Packages installation software is given
> here<http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/20379/centos-6-default-installation-options>
> .
>
> 2. My current objective is to install a WordPress Server (Network
> Administration/Multisite platform)
> <http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin>that allows for multiple
> WordPress websites to be tested.
>
> 3. My 'minimum requirements' include a Desktop/GUI interface, basic LAMP
> functionality.  This seems simple (it is not!)
>
> 4. The most 'successful' test I've run is with a LiveCD ISO which gives a
> scaled down version of what I'm looking for.
>
> 5. Multiple attempts with the 'Base Package' install have drained the
> ExCedrin Bottle.  If I choose to 'Install Desktop' then the GUI works
> fine.  Repeated
>    attempts to 'yum install mysql mysql-server, php-mysql' or variations
> (add SW packages from Admin Tools) invariably lead to #$%^& like
>    'Denied access to 'root' (or '')@ 'localhost'.   Countless web postings
> with step-by-step instructions on 'MySql' install are mind-numbing and
> ineffective.
>    Advice like 'run mysqladmin.....' fail because the privileges aren't
> set right at installation.  Running 'mysqld-safe with --skip-grant-tables'
> is not a solution, etc.
>
> 6. Yesterday, I tried a different route --> Install Database Server.
> This yielded a functioning MySql environment.  Simple attempts to install
> the GUI like
>     'yum groupinstall Desktop' or 'yum groupinstall X11' failed repeatedly.
>
> 7. My HW/SW vendor swears by a 'Install Minimum' base image and adding all
> required SW thru the Admin menus.
>
> Flame off.  Advice welcome.
>
> Tim
>
>
>
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