server questions

[wtw at fuse.net]

---- Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould at gmail.com> 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

I run a couple of Ubuntu servers and FWIW, when you install Ubuntu server, it doesn't come with any GUI installed.  Only to the command line.  If you want a GUI, you have to add it after the OS is installed.

--Tom