In comp.os.linux.misc Ben Theil <noname@nowhere.net> wrote:
> What are the best practices to setup a Linux Production Server?

> Do you need to install the GCC compiler? If you don't install it, then how

Depends on the system, if you want to run some db like oracle, you will
need a compiler to even install it. If you don't need it, don't install
it, the fewer packages you have, the less you need to update.

> does the production environment keep up with the latest patches?

You don't build packages on every system, you use one/two development
system where you build own and test vendor packages before upgrading
them on production systems.

Good luck

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