Webmin and ebox was Re: Ubuntu network configuration

[Ted Roche]

bruce.labitt at autoliv.com wrote:
> 
> I would think my questions COULD all be done via the CLI.  Many times a 
> gui
> just doesn't seem to cut it...
> 

Absolutely! Everything WebMin does can be done in the CLI. All it does
is write config files. But the power of WebMin is that it exposes the
options, organizes them in a logical way, and then writes out a
consistent configuration file. (and spells them correctly!)

For example, I've maintained Samba configs by hand, and it's easy to
write conflicting configurations where you use a WinNT-level setting
when you should be using a CIFS oriented setting. WebMin helps sort that
out.

As for Ubuntu ports, I have always just installed WebMin from the
tarballs available at www.webmin.com and followed the installation
instructions. That's worked for me on Fedora, CentOS and Ubuntu.

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Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com