server questions

[C M Reinehr]

On Thu 12 May 2011 08:57:26 am Andrew Gould wrote:
> Are Ubuntu or OpenSUSE easy to administer from the command line
> without breaking the installed system configuration tools (yast, etc)?
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good tutorial on iptables?
> 
> Background:  I used to run a FreeBSD server with ssh and https exposed
> to the internet.  I used pf for firewalling and secure web for forums
> and webdav.  I'd like have a similar setup again.  I'm purchased a
> zotac zbox id40 (atom d525 dual core, upgraded to 4gb ram) for lower
> energy use.  The wireless adapter, ralink 2860, works in OpenSUSE 11.3
> and 11.4 but not FreeBSD.
> 
> I know Slackware is supposed to be good from the command line, but I'd
> like a distro that supports postgresql (packages, updates, etc).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrew

There's certainly nothing wrong with either of your choices, but my first 
choice for a server would be & is Debian. I run three Debian servers and 
maintain them all from the command line -- don't even have x-windows 
installed. Ubuntu is based upon Debian but, to my mind, adds too much eye-
candy -- fine for a desktop but not for a server.

cmr

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