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And also to let others know, linuxconf isn't included by default any longer simply because its buggy and insecure. It basically is a sorry excuse for a GUI editor. Your much better off using a more stable one like www.webmin.com or just editing by hand for more effecient results.
Originally posted by romel I M familiar to linuxconf....But after installing RedHat 8, I did not find it also....Please help me how can I enable linuxconf at text mode..
If I get linuxconf packages from redHat 7.2 CD ..and install it at redhat 8 distribution ..then will it work properly...
Linuxconf should be on your 8.0 cd's, but I like I mentioned in my previous post, try to avoid it, its buggy, insecure and that's the reason why most distro's don't install by default no longer.
Use www.webmin.com if you need a gui tool to configure your machine, its much more secure and reliable. Forget linuxconf, its a thing of the past.
'setup' worked fine to get a few services going, which is all I was looking for.
But webmin is great...just install from the rpm, and it comes right up. All linux admin from a browser...users, groups, various server configurations, domain management, sendmail,....
super-advice...thanks. looks like a great alternative to loading a desktop for easy administration. THIS IS WHAT THE MARKET IS ASKING FOR!
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