[nflug] Fedora 7 Review

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Tue Aug 14 10:03:32 EDT 2007


[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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>>>> Shenanigans!!
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