On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 11:24:30PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > General rule of Linux: > > Server, use older mature platform. > Client, have fun with latest thing but expect some glitch. > > So you should install potato with Kernel 2.2.
i've already got a server running potato with 2.2.17. I figured woody was stable enough to be used on a server by now. > I have woody box (SMP/woody) but my server is 486/DX2 50MHz 20MB > running Kernel 2.2 /Potato (here) > > Mail server (exim) + DNS server + DHCP server + Samba Server + > nfs server + ssh server + cvs server + > ipchain based packet filter firewall (ipmasq plus some script) > > I can assure you, installing software is pain in slow machine and best > done with apt-get (run dselect on fast machine and find package). i was using this same box (486) with potato earlier and yes, it is a PITA to install software. > Also, if you are asking this question to the list, you should be staring > with POTATO. You can always upgrade to woody later. Unless you want > some specific feature, POTATO + 2.2 Kernel is enough. just a question of been there, done that, with potato. thought i could get a shot at configuring iptables, that's why i thought of 2.4. sam -- (Sam Varghese) http://www.gnubies.com
