"Ernst-Richard Myrbakk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi. > > Sorry to bother you all with this question, but I am quite new to > Mdk-SNF :-). I have used Linux for several years and know my way around > the OS quite well. I am about to install a new firewall - which I > normally do just using a hand-edited config-file for iptables/ipchains - > but then I discovered that Mandrake actually have a separate distro that > is intended to be used as a firewall. I thought I have a look at it - > but I was disappointed that the current distro (SNF 7.2) is based on a > 2.2.x kernel (I would like to use iptables instead of ipchains). > Then I started browsing through the cooker-firewall mailing list > archive, and saw that several of you people is referring to SNF-8.2... > downloaded from cooker?!? ...as far as I know, cooker is the place to > go, if you want the bleeding edge of new packages to your current > Mandrake installation... and it is not linked directly to a version > number. My questions are therefore as follows: > > 1. Is there such a thing as an SNF-8.2 (alpha, beta, release candidate)? > > 2. Is it possible to easily make an SNF-8.2 from a standard Mdk 8.2? > > 3. If so, what do you need to do in order build an installable CD of it. > > Any response/input will be appreciated, thanks
simply install a cooker with minimum install or whatever you want and then install the snf-en package. This will bring you all the required packages. cheers, -- Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
