[SGVLUG] Distro Show & Tell

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Looks like we have 2 good topics..........
Stephen

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>> -----Original Message----- Of Rod Morison
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>> What's the distinction here between Linux servers vs desktop/GUI 
>> systems? If the latter, what about the Gnome vs KDE split? 
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>True, each "desktop" will have their own peculiar quirks for things like
>file managers or other "utility" programs, but programs such as
>openoffice, thunderbird, or firefox should look and act the same or
>nearly so despite different display managers [desktop environments]
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>For those that run a "pure server", do you run them "in text mode" 100%
>of the time, or do you occaisionally fire up an X-server to manage
>(presumably complex) configurations? (or a hybrid solution, such as
>using a web-based configurator so your "front end" is graphical, but the
>server proper doesn't actually host X applications)  [though, I suppose
>"technically", you could run an X /client/ "on the server" with the
>:DISPLAY variable redirected back to your workstation/laptop via an ssh
>tunnel or straight networking...]
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>> If there's interest in server show-n-tell, I run [...]
>> Ubuntu 8, primarily because the combination of Postfix, Cyrus 
>> IMAP/POP, Amavisd+ClamAV+SpamAssassin works with somewhat less hacking
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>> on Ubuntu,
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>"how I manage my server" is /always/ a good topic for this group :)
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>An even better topic is "how I migrated from
><proprietary-package-whatever> to <free/open-source equivalent>" --
>including any pitfalls or bonuses encountered.  [this is to give anyone
>and everyone out there ideas for what they could talk about...]
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