[ale] Re: Ale digest, Vol 1 #1032 - 13 msgs

[Van L. Loggins]

>Message: 4
>Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 08:07:07 -0400
>From: Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net>
>To: ale at ale.org
>Subject: Re: [ale] easy first distro for a non-linux person?
>Reply-To: ale at ale.org
>
>ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
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>
>>> Not an "either / or" but a Both. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any 
>>> browser that supports tables and forms (and Java for the File Manager 
>>> module), you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and so on.
>>> 
>>> Webmin consists of a simple web server, and a number of CGI programs which 
>>> directly update system files like /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/passwd. The web 
>>> server and all CGI programs are written in Perl version 5, and use no 
>>> non-standard Perl modules. 
>>> 
>>> Install Webmin on . . . .
>>> 
>>> . . . Suse?
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>>
>
>Build from source.  It doesn't come with 8.1 or 8.2 just checked both. :(
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>
It was included on the Suse 8.2 Professional ISO images that I 
downloaded off of Xmule.

It isn't installed by default though I had to customize the install and 
install it that way.

Yast2 is very nice, but with no ability to configure Samba you 
definately need webmin, or
be very good at manually creating the samba.conf file,etc. to get samba 
working.

In my opinion though for a person who is going to be using this system 
as a server at their business
and writing applications they should probably use Redhat version 8.0 or 
later

I'm probably mistaken, but I have never heard of SuSe certified 
technicians or engineers, and at least there are standards for being 
certified as a RHCE or RHCT. So therefore if they run into issues where 
they need to hire a third party to come in and work on resolving the 
issues it will be easier to find help if they stay with redhat. Anyone 
can claim to be an expert, but I'd rather trust someone with a few 
letters after their name as it shows that they put their money where 
their mouth was.

Just my 2 cents worth, it and 38 more cents will buy you a cup of bad 
coffee from the breakroom vending machine.

having said this, I do like Suse and I think it would be an excellent 
choice for someone wanting to run Linux in their home.

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