Hi, Danson Michael Joseph wrote: > > Let's make ubuntu servers the best to run AND the easiest to use. When > I put in my hardy server CD next year, let the base be installed, and > when I choose ntp server, samba file server and mail server, let those > modules of ebox be installed and configured. Thus my server installation > will entail the non-graphical CD installation, but there-after, all my > admin tasks can be done from ebox.
I cannot fully support this idea since there are many people who use a server install via serial connections only, i.e. without any X installed. Plus I would really not like to have X installed on a server since this would open extra security holes and at least IMHO a server should be much more secured than a standard desktop system. > Some may say but then we prevent those who would like to run command > line from doing so. No, we don't. Before the selection of services > that can be installed, a simple yes/no question can be asked as to > whether or not the user wants an ebox installation. However, we must > consider ubuntu's broader users. Yes, 10% will want to run command > line. The corporates, schools, NGOs and other's will want to be ables > to click and go! I guess this could be done simply by a meta package which might be part of the standard "packages" to install (LAMP, NTP, ...) > > The other more important part to this is that it makes our commitment to > the development of ebox and it's module more concrete. If we make it a > primary goal of the server team, then ebox will soar to greater heights! I've never used ebox, but it seems already to depend on a lot which I would not willingly have running on a server which is dedicated to certain tasks, e.g. postgresql or apache on a mail server. So I guess I see the need but I don't know if ebox would be the way to go. Cheers Carsten PS: Since I don't know ebox what are the possiblities to safe/backup the settings or move the settings to other computers/clone systems? -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
