Configuration Tools for BSD? 12
david@ecsd.com asks: "I've been using Linux for quite some time now and I've been thinking about giving one of the BSD's a whirl on my box at home. I've come to really like Linuxconf and have been wondering if there's anything like that for the BSD's or even if anyone has ported it to BSD. I really, really hate having to delve through 100s configuration text files to find the right one to edit."
Re:This is Frst - Frozen Karma - Pst (Score:1)
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Although it may seem to suck at first... (Score:4)
For the most part, *bsd systems (freebsd and openbsd anyway) are pretty sane about how they handle configuration (maybe with the exception of the freebsd rc.firewall, which required damn near a total rewrite for easy ipnat over dhcp, while openbsd needed only like 3 lines in two config files). I'll admit they do things differently than most linux distros, slackware being an exception.
Don't let the initial scaryness of *bsd to scare you away; if you've ever installed debian, slackware, or a custom redhat, you should have no problem at all with an install. I installed both openbsd and freebsd via ftp over dhcp without a hitch. Configuring both did require a bit of vi, but nothing terribly difficult. The freebsd manual is well written and helpful (if a bit outdated in a section or two, but still good). I will admit, however, that the bsd community doesn't take well to newbies, and a "dumb" question will get you flamed in a heartbeat. Always make sure to read the manual and faq, and in the case of openbsd, the source as well (especially if you are trying to figure out why your ethernet driver is acting silly and there are no bugs reported on it
But like I said, don't let the scaryness drive you away; once you are comfortable with editing conf files by hand there is little you can't do on any type of system, linux or bsd. While I've used linux for a long time, and will continue to, bsd does rock the house, and should be given a chance. (Sorry to you netbsd folks, I've just never tried it; nothing personal--I'm sure it is great.) Try one out, you won't be disapointed.
Webmin (Score:3)
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THINGS have CHANGED (Score:1)
I'll behave now....
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Re:Although it may seem to suck at first... (Score:1)
What about the people that know how to configure a system fairly well already? There should be something similar to Linuxconf to just make the process much quicker... (Well, depends which way you look at it, some people think the shell is quicker, some think the gui type setting is quciker...) But for those of us that want something like that. :)
I know what your saying. Usually I'm the command line vi guy, but sometimes I wanna use a menu. Oh welpers... I guess to each his own.
Re:Moron? (Score:1)
System install program (Score:2)
Re:Webmin (Score:2)
if it supports bsd as well as it does RH, it would be a great tool for you.
jim
jim
Keep *BSD the way it should be (Score:1)
Webmin, FreeBSD and Samba (Score:1)
To be honest, I didn't use it a lot, since my FeeBSD server only has 16 megs of RAM (a Dell 486/33), Webmin takes 4, and it gets boring listening to my hard drive chugging away swapping memory.
But yeah, give Webmin a try, it's neat.
George
Re:Webmin (Caldera sponsored) (Score:1)
The webmin page is "sponsored by Caldera" but the software is "best supported (at the moment) by Solaris, RedHat and FreeBSD."
No wonder Caldera is such a small player. Their own admin tools work better on other distros!
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Shouldn't have been moderated down (Score:1)