Linuxconf / Webmin / redhat-config-*

[Kreg Steppe]

Linuxconf was included in RH a while back, and was deprec'd.
I for one didn't like it. It had a horrible web interface, and the gui 
was problematic. Also Linuxconf would own3d your config files.

Now webmin I like it is consistant, and easy to use, and doesn't keep 
you from editing your config files by hand either.

However, I have done away with both now. I administer my system with vi.
The redhat-config-* are nice, I use the redhat-config-network a good 
bit. However, you can't have all the options available in a gui prog. 
Best thing learn your config files. you will be much happier.

Kreg

Thiers Botelho wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I've been considering installing a 3rd party config tool in Fedora, and 
>had ran into linuxconf a while ago.
>
>I recall that someone on redhat-install list advised someone else against 
>using linuxconf on RH (and suggested Webmin instead). But that was aways 
>before Fedora's birth, and moreover no further clarification was given at 
>the time. 
>
>Later on, when searching for a good firewall interface for Linux, I 
>overheard someone (don't remember where) recommending webmin for that 
>purpose.
>
>Well, I did not delve into those matters at that time but I'd like to do 
>it now. Found no substantial references on this list's archives, and so 
>the questions would be:
>
>1. Considering that FC has a large set of 'redhat-*' configuring utilities 
>(as a newbie I have no general idea about their overall quality and/or 
>integration features), I wonder if someone would care to comment on pros 
>and cons of adding 3rd party config tools to Fedora ;
>
>2. Same as above, regarding linuxconf specifically ;
>
>3. Same as above regarding webmin (I have a diffuse feeling that this 
>latter stuff is quite solid and integrated) .
>
>
>Well, this Linux newbie here is anxious to find _ONE_ family of config 
>utils to familiarize himself and start learning what he can (maybe not 
>100% possible but he'd like to pursue that), instead of having to deal 
>with different config interfaces. 
>
>I also paid a visit to Fedora-config-list and found there is a lot of 
>effort being put into the _NEXT_ generation of config tools for FC, but 
>that doesn't help me now.
>
>So . . .
>
>Thnx in advance.
>
>
>Thiers Botelho
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