On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 07:55:13PM +1000, James Sinnamon wrote: > So, can I expect to be able to make my 'unstable' system secure > if I am prepared to be vigilant and put in the extra effort, or is it a > lost cause?
Well, it can be done, if you track the inofficial and offical exploit lists, annd be prepared to invest forward-porting time yourself. However, you should perhaps start with describing, what the reason is, for using unstable. Usually it is enough to put unstable in deb-src apt.sources and then use 'apt-get source "<package>" ; cd package* ; debian/rules binary' to have that new version working on stable or tesing. Another option would be to go with a security enhanced debian derivate or one of the smaller appliance distributions. It realy depends on what are you planning. Personally I think even tracking unstable on a firewall is a pain in the ass, if this is used in production environemnt. Greetings Bernd -- (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],linux.de,debian.org} http://www.eckes.org/ o--o 1024D/E383CD7E [EMAIL PROTECTED] v:+497211603874 f:+497211603875 (O____O) When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl!
