I asked sometime ago about what distribution I should use for a small FTP and sometimes small Web Server. I had a Mandrake 8.x system but the file system wasn't letting me deal with multiple GB files like DVD iso images. So I moved off what I needed to keep and wiped it. I started playing with Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 and am sorta happy an sorta not. Here's what I I need/cpuld do before. ( Don't laugh, I mainly work on NON PC / NON Unix based IBM gear. I also mainly use Windows for my work and personal systems ) I dont' want to trust a Windows box to do this stuff open to the world.
#1 On my previous system, I had worked my way through a basic firewall setup that allowed FTP and HTTP through my External IP #2 I could thru linuxconf quickly enable/disable/vhange the external interface when I wasn't activily using it. #3 FTP was ProFTPd #4 Liked Midnight Commander for some file / object work #5 Used Webmin for a few basic tasks. So is Ubuntu Desktop where I want to be for this simple stuff or do I want a server class version of Ubuntu? The splash screens for the Ubuntu SW site says 1000's of programs, but the largeswt list I get there is 267, big difference. I have pulled ProFTPd and Webmin and got them installed. I am having trouble with getting the firewall working and a way to simply disable the external IP when I don't need it. I can bring this beast by the clinic on Sunday, if that is the best place to get it working as desired. -- Kirk _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
