I agree. In my opinion, services should be OFF by default. Most beginner/home users will not need apache or ssh. If apache is needed for documentation, then it should be configured to listen only on localhost (I haven't check the configuration on SM 3.3 so I'm not sure if it's configured this way now). It would also be good if Mepis included a simple, graphical way to enable/disable services, maybe as an option in the system center.
OK, I'll add a few comments as to why I think having apache running could be a *good* thing:
Used as a documentation engine you could utilize the functionality of the many php apps out there to provide a very nice graphical front end to all kinds of things besides just documentation. Configure it to serve localhost only, and firewall it, and now you have a 100% cross-platform interface that can be utilized via whatever window manager you care to load (KDE, GNOME, Fluxbox, etc).
As for the utility of SSH being turned on and firewalled, well I can't think of a good reason for that. :)
Right now, I believe, you can select services on install but you can't change them after install without using the CLI. Overall, I've got to say GREAT WORK. Mepis is the #1 operating system that I recommend.
Daniel
On Tuesday 15 February 2005 11:24 am, a9db0 wrote:
Matthew-
I too would like to understand the reasoning behind installing Apache. If it is for documentation support, it seems to be a $200 solution to a $5 problem.
Also, I'm not sure that starting the services and blocking them at the firewall is the best option. If sshd is enabled but blocked it's as useful as not running at all. Only it is running, thereby opening the probability of confusion. The same applies to Apache. It would seem to me to be more user friendly to not start the services at all. That way if a user need the service he/she can start them.
Dave
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