[Mimedefang] [Off-Topic] Graphical environment for servers (was Re: [Mimedefang] Can't locate Unix/Syslog.pm)

alan premselaar alien at 12inch.com
Wed May 28 19:06:01 EDT 2003


On 5/29/03 3:25 AM, "David F. Skoll" <dfs at roaringpenguin.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 28 May 2003, Albert E. Whale, CISSP wrote:
> 
>> If you are interested in a Truely Graphical environment for your
>> servers, I'd HIGHLY Recommend Mandrake,
> 
> <curmudgeon_mode>
> 
> I started out doing UNIX system administration on a VT100 over a 9600 bps
> serial line (this was at the office -- remote was a 1200 bps modem.)
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, the main purpose of X is to allow you to have
> six or more xterms open at once.  (And don't get me started on the
> Gnome or KDE terminal emulators...)
> 
> </curmudgeon_mode>
> 

heh, you sound like me.  I don't even install X on my servers.

> But as you say, to each his own, and it's good to have choices.
> 
agreed.

alan




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