[99040] in RedHat Linux List
Re: GUI for admin, (was Re: Tools for ISP's...)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Graham Hemmings)
Wed Nov 11 19:54:28 1998
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:51:39 +0000
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From: Graham Hemmings <gh-work@netcomuk.co.uk>
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At 14:05 11/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>It did put up lots of windows in Redhat5.1. In 5.2 linuxconf is one window
>-period.
>And, you can select any task with one click. No need to dig 3 levels deep.
>
>It may not do everything, but it does a clean job of setting up ethernet,
>ppp,
>users, etc. It is like night and day - 5.2 vs 5.1. It's getting there
>fast...
>
I just don't like the way linuxconf is laid out. It is (IMHO) highly
unintuitive. Nothing is where I expect it. The X interface is slightly
better, but the html is a real mess. The main concept that I really like
is having one tool with console, X & Web interfaces, however at the present
time this (for me) doesn't make up for its lack of functionality and clunky
interface.
I know that it is improving all the time and I hope it continues to do so,
but so long as that command heirarchy remains and support for things such
as sendmail, bind-8 and smb shares (etc..) are missing then I will not be
enticed to use it. For my money Webmin is THE tool today. It supports all
the things I need today with a clear, concise and well presented interface,
and whilst it may not be perfect (what is?) it too is evolving.
I guess my ideal tool would be Webmin with console & X interfaces (a-la
linuxconf) customised by Red Hat and shipped with RH5.3 !
Graham...
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