----- Original Message ----- From: "MCR" To: Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 10:07 PM Subject: Newbie Server--Admin. Questions. > If I am only going to have these service, it the > X-windows system needed to be installed? As a newbie > would there be a benifit for me to have X on there, or > should I just not install it? When I set up a home > server 95% of my configuring was on the command line, > so I have to imagine I could do with it. I use X all the time - so I can have multiple shells open at once. ;-) Seriously - I am as big a command line bigot as the next guy, but I *love* having 4 (or more) virtual desktops going with 4 (or more) xterms on three and my GUI stuff on another (Mozilla, Evolution, etc.) > Would it be recommend to have the network tools, like > nmap and ping on the server? Absotively posolutely. > Can/does the e-mail server go on the same box as the > http server? Sure. You can run as many services as you have resources (CPU, memory, disk space/IO capacity, bandwidth) for. You will have a SPOF, but for non-commercial home use, what the heck. > I am going to be using Slackware as the O/S, the > Apache as the http server. The others I have not > decided. I am distro and OS agnostic - I love 'em all, even Windows. Each one is a different opportunity for me to learn. I hate the "my distro is cooler than yours" crap. Having said that... I love Slack. It is an *awesome* learning distro. Keep in mind though that Red Hat has market share. It might make sense to learn their distro if you are looking to increase your marketability (is that a word?). > I am open to other advice, and I would appreciate > any help. As you build the box, fire off your questions. Someone will know the answer. -- Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT Cameron Technical Services, Inc. (512) 454-3200 Main http://www.camerontech.com