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[ChangingLINKS.com]

On Wednesday May 18 2005 15:09, you wrote:
> ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> >>My "toying" with the all-root-all-the-time premise is to point out that
> >>what you (and those before you) are identifying are part of the 1000
> >>things that need to be done post install in order to make a Linux
> >>desktop system usable.
> >
> > BINGO!!!
>
> There are nowhere near 1,000 things that must be done to make a system
> usable post-install.  I spend perhaps a grand total of an hour
> post-installation making it securely usable.

That's odd. Even when I was using RedHat and Suse, I had longer install and 
config times than that. Perhaps you have a different view of "usable." For me 
and the original poster, I think "usable" means having installed and 
configured all programs that are needed on a daily basis. 

I am guessing your definition is more like: add the security features to the 
box (and install programs as needed). That's just a different point of view.

> The issue is that I don't need to reinstall after having installed.  If
> I mess up, I restore from known good backup.  

I do the same.
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