X Windows at all necessary?

[Mistoffeles]

...for a Zimbra mail server?

I want to completely remove anything to do with xfs, gnome, and everything else from GUI-land if possible. Anything that isn't maintained/administered in the web interface should be accessible from the (ssh) command line anyhow, as far as I am concerned.

Is this doable, or do I have to leave this crap on my server in order to install/use Zimbra?

[raj]

Hi..all you need is a "minimum install" of any "supported" linux OS and you will be fine.
* you may need to install few "pre req's" based on OS, that is all.

follow the install documents for other install details.


Raj

[Mistoffeles]

The server is already installed and moved into the coloc site, but I will infer from this that I can remove xfs and all dependencies, etc. if I decide that I definitely want to.

Thanks.

[uxbod]

Yes you should be safe to remove that ... Though as always remember to have a good tested backup just in case

[fcash]

Just be sure to remove XFS, the X Font Server, and not XFS, the filesystem.