on Thu, Oct 17, 2002, snowch (snowch@care4pcs.com) wrote: > I've been using a few different linux distros and have also recently > tried OpenBSD. > > One of the things I like about OpenBSD is that the install is very > basic, and most of the post install configuration is performed by > manually editing files in /etc/* . The reason I like this is because > I know exactly what is taking place during configuration. > > I am new to Debian. Does debian have the ability to be manually > configured in such a way, or is most of the install configuration > taken place via. a graphical installer? The best way to show you would be for you to install Debian. Debian _doesn't_ have an equivalent to 'rc.conf', which is a single point of contact configuration file for OpenBSD. Then again, the BSDs don't have SysV Init, which is damned convenient if you occasionally stop, start, or restart services _after_ you've booted the system. The contents of /etc/rc?.d/ are generally equivalent to /etc/rc.conf, though of course there are differences. Generally, configurations of various subsystems in Debian live under /etc. Debian's packaging is very roughly equivalent to oBSD's ports. Debian tends toward a text / curses based installer, and config-file based management, rather than GUI tools. There _are_ GUI alternatives to both if you lean that way, but they're neither required nor (at this time) standard. Debian's a lot closer to the metal than your typical RPM-based GNU/Linux distro. There are those who say the One True Distro is Slack. Gentoo's also got a rising fanbase, and also tends to give the user a lot of lattitude. Advantage of Debian is that the distro will hold your hand and provide an autopilot where you find this useful, but gets out of your way where you prefer more control. See especially, Debian Policy. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Support the EFF, they support you: http://www.eff.org/
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