> > To me, the biggest problem was that rpm doesn't work, and trying to > > compile on my own, I was always chasing mis-matched libraries. Sure > > made installing something as simple as apache and php and mysql a > > headache... And forget anything less mainstream without a big > > headache... Maybe they fixed things since, but that's the bad taste I > > have of RH.
> Things have improved significantly since. Wow. My problem was this only a year or so ago on FC4 I think it was, which was the standard version the ISP was installing at the time... > For example, the MySQL/PHP thing you mention is less than a no-brainer. > Select 'development' in the software selection screen, and you're done. > FC6 takes care of EVERYTHING (except having to modify httpd.conf.) Sweet. If you actually are the one to install, yes. In my situation, the ISP installed and I just logged into a box and had to install any extra software-- I believe I had to replace apache 1.x or something, IIRC... I kinda like Debian's/ubuntu's individual file based site configuration for apache-- instead of editing one big httpd.conf, ya just edit one file for each site config and use a script to enable/disable them very easily. I wonder if there's a simple script that makes it easier to setup, including setting alternate log file pathing, etc... If I did it more than a couple times I could write one... > > Ubuntu, which I installed recently(GUI in VM and server on an actual > > computer) showed me that all distribs don't have to be that messy and > > headache-prone to get anything done. I just use apt-get and get things > > done. I've never configured a Linux box faster than my current Ubuntu > > box(used for web serving, samba, postfix mail server(with dovecot > > imap, clamav, spamassassin, etc.), rsync backup repository, etc. > I would like to like ubu but my last experience, well, like Def in The > Italian Job said, "I HAD a bad experience." Ubu didn't like my > ThinkPads, and when my only choice was to punt to a terminal (during an > INSTALL of a user-friendly DESKTOP?), the terminal window was 1" tall by > 2" wide, partially off the screen, the font was something like 5 point > san serif, and the carriage return didn't work. > > Translation: I HAD a bad experience. Indeed. And that will plague Linux distribs forever, hence my less-than-thrilling experience with RH. > > XP sans SPs is not pretty? > Well, maybe pretty in the same way a $10 hooker who's never been to a > doctor is pretty. XP with or without SP's looks pretty much the same, from what I've seen. Except SP2 adds that flashy icon that keeps nagging me until I disable it... > > I rarely complain; I just fix it or move on. I'm still running XP on > > my laptop and primary desktop at home and Ubuntu on a server for the > > above mentioned purposes. I also have a W2K dedicated server hosted in > > Dallas, TX(www.servermatrix.com). If I have a need for another OS, I > > use VMware... > I complain all the time. :) I think it's a reflex from having been > married 30 years with 5 kids. Newton's Fourth Law and all that. Learned it from your wife? :) -- Derek _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
