[nflug] Fedora 7 Review

Tue Aug 14 11:19:30 EDT 2007

I think it was 2.2 then:

"Configuration
    The default configuration layout has been simplified and modularised.
Configuration snippets which can be used to enable commonly-used
features are now bundled with Apache, and can be easily added to the
main server config."

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/new_features_2_2.html

> [root at ns1 ~]# apachectl -v
> Server version: Apache/2.0.53
> Server built:   Sep  5 2005 09:28:47
>
> On our FC3 box and it's not like that.
>
>
> Jesse Jarzynka wrote:
>> It's not Ubuntu that changed how the files are for Apache though, it's
>> the
>> way Apache2 does it now. Should be the same on all distros.
>>
>>
>>> Using postfix on my Ubuntu desktops has made me familiar with this app
>>> and it works great. "dpkg-reconfigure postfix" will walk you through a
>>> nice easy setup, very simple. works great, still uses /etc/aliases,
>>> etc.. As far as how Ubuntu handles Apache, I don't prefer that,
>>> individual files for individual sites is my big gripe, but it's not
>>> that
>>> big of a deal, I've just never been a fan of scattering files all over
>>> when you could have 1 config file (shorewall comes to mind with this
>>> gripe).
>>>
>>> anthonyriga wrote:
>>>
>>>> I dont miss it either using Ubuntu plus dont miss the
>>>> bloat of Fedora. Novell Suse is bloated too. One thing
>>>> I do like about Fedora is the easyness of setting up
>>>> apache and sendmail because Redhat Disto was the first
>>>> distro I learned on. Although it might be just as
>>>> easier using Ubuntu server. I have noticed that
>>>> different distros put their files in different places
>>>> with makes it confusing.
>>>>
>>>> --- Franklin Kumro Jr <fkumro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I do *NOT* miss the days of RPM hell
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/13/07, Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, going back to using yum versus apt-get is
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> just plain painful.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well I read your review and was specifically
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> looking to see about
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> java, as Fedora has seemingly boned this again.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> I have a client that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> specifically requested Fedora 7 (not our latest
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Ubuntu dump) and I'm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> in rpm hell right off the bat trying to NOT use
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Fedora's gcj java but
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Suns. I install it, see where the plugin is for
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> the jre and put a
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> symlink in place like always, my about:plugins
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> returns and shows the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> plugin is there and enabled in Firefox but on
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> all tests, they just sit
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> there and think that it is not installed. I also
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> read the release
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> notes about using Suns java and it refers to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> method that rebuilds an
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> older java rpm. I really don't miss Fedora for
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> these exact type of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> things.....
>>>>>>> Would you have a clue as to what is going on
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> with it showing but not
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> working? I have tried the "alternatives" command
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> but this does not
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> even show the installed rpm package and I also
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> have NOT gone the route
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> of release notes as I don't want an older
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> version of java if I don't
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> have to. The gcj java shows installed when it is
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> and actually does
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> work with tests online but does not work with
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> pogo, and all the old
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>> ladies love their pogo!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kevin E. Glosser wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I wrote a review of Fedora 7 for
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> LinuxLinks.com. It was released
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> yesterday. The URL is...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/2007072317404089/Fedora_7_Review_Page_1.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'd love any feedback anyone is willing to give
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> on it, both positive
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> AND negative. If there is anything you felt was
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> left out, I'd sure
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> like to hear about it. Please respond to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> keg at roadrunner.com instead
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> of the list, no need to spam the list. :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I used Fedora 7 for a month before I started
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> writing a word of this
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> review. This isn't your typical review written
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> by someone who just
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> skimmed the "what's new" section in the release
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> notes. I'm a Fedora
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> user, but I tried to not let my bias get the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> best of me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> KEG
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Frank
>>>>> Shenanigans!!
>>>>> I do the voodoo that I do do with sudo!
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