i have to agree with Ian here. this setup does not scale, especially when you have multiple servers all over the place, AND you're not the only one doing system admnistration. one thing i realized about packages is that they're self documenting. you know which package a certain file comes from, you could take them out and plug something in easily.
if it's a matter of not trusting the rpm builds or wanting to compile with processor optimizations, then rebuild the rpm from the spec files. i come from a slackware background, and i just love the simplicity it offers. but after those servers started piling up, you yearn for a standard way of doing things. you start to appreciate consistency. i dont want to go back to slackware. FYI, slackware's not the only one functional in this area. hehehe. AdMULinux na lang! --vince Michael Balcos wrote: >I'm using Slackware to deploy thin servers. Slackware alone is functional >in this arena. Packages are well selected in the distribution, and should >I need something else there is no problem in compiling from the source on >your own. True, Slackware has no dependency provisions for its packages. >But since simplicity is in the philosophy of the distribution, it takes >little time to get acquainted with many of its packages, thus rendering >packet management less useful. The "D" disk set, even by default, will >suffice for compiling most of the code necessary for servers should they >be not included in the distribution. True, also, that Slackware has no big >set of secure packages. But this means that distribution maintenance will >not be bloated with package maintainers. You will also have a rather >greater control over your system since you don't have a big set of >packages where you rely on package management, and you virtually know >every functional component in your system. > >... VFA: Visiting Foreign Aggressor >... Yankee go home! >--> Balky > >On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Ian C. Sison wrote: > >>Slackware used as a distro for multiple servers is an unwise decisision. >>It does not have a package manager like RPM or DEB. To have a >>maintainable and sustainable network of linux servers, you need good >>package management. >> > >_ >Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph >To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
