[nflug] Fedora 7 Review

[Jesse Jarzynka]

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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