As much as I like Mandrake, it is not the right tool for your job.
Use OpenBSD. Installing it without X is trivial, and its security
is much better than Linux.
http://www.openbsd.org
Monte Milanuk wrote:
>
> I'm getting ready to stick Mandrake on a machine that will
> be primarily a firewall for the rest of the LAN. No X,
> none of the neat little doo-dads that Mandrake is famous
> for, just a stripped down minimum system. Once at this
> stage, what are the benefits of Mandrake vs Redhat, SuSE,
> Debian, etc. I mean, once you take away X and all the GUI
> config tools, what does Mandrake have left to offer, beyond
> Pentium optimization?
>
> TIA,
>
> Monte
>
> =====
>
> "Here, catch! Don't worry, it won't bite...BBZZZZAAAAPPP!!!...much <snicker>"
>
> What an unsuspecting mechanic hears as he learns to never, ever, play 'Catch' with a
>bored electrician ;)
>
> Monte Milanuk
>
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