GUI server tools?
John
dingo at coco2.arach.net.au
Wed Nov 17 06:31:27 UTC 2004
volvoguy wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:27:39 -0500, David Feldman
> <mailing-lists at interfacethis.com> wrote:
>
>
>>One thing I notice is missing from Warty is a set of GUI tools like
>>those found in Fedora for administering services - starting and
>>stopping common servers, setting up SMB shares, etc. Are such things
>>available?
>
>
> They're not available (installed) in Warty. The reason has been
> mentioned here before - simply that desktop end-users shouldn't need
> to be starting and stopping services. Having said that though, I
> believe I also read that a GUI for this task is being researched for
> the future.
OTOH when asked whether U is sutable for server use, C people have been
known to say, "Certainly."
>
> In most cases, people who NEED to be editing services and configuring
> server software, should know how to do it without the GUI. :-) That's
> just my $.02.
That is complete nonsense. I _know_ how to set up a DHCP server and
writing a GUI to do a comprehensive job of it might be a challenge. but
mostly people in small networks only want something simple. Some
workable defaults and a simple GUI does the job for a lot of people -
just consider all the access points, DSL routers and such that have an
easily-configured simple DHCP server.
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