> 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.
With any major Linux distribution, you'll have access to more or less the same set of software. Generally the only difference between versions of a distribution (and even different distributions) is the software that is installed by default and possibly what kinds of package management tools they rely on. > 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. If you're looking to enable/disable the external interface entirely for all services, then you shouldn't need to bother with the firewall. Just disable the interface when it isn't needed. This could be done with network manager or whatever other GUI the distro provides for that, or possibly a command like: ifdown eth0 HTH, tim _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
