Posted by: DCallaghan
on November 14, 2003 05:57 AM
I also had issues with YAST2, as I've had with other GUI sysadmin tools. It gets the job done quickly but it doesn't help you to learn. I've used Webmin exclusively on SuSE boxes to the exclusion of YAST2. Webmin shows you the file, logs changes, can be used for remote administration and edits files extremely well using Perl. If you were going to roll your own, you'd probably come up with WebMin.
I've liked SuSE enough when I used it in the past that losing YAST2 didn't hurt the distro at all for me. Although, as you mentioned, if you've grown attached to some of their more useful YAST2-dependent features, you have a problem. Its the dark side of choices, I suppose.
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Posted by: DCallaghan on November 14, 2003 05:57 AMI've liked SuSE enough when I used it in the past that losing YAST2 didn't hurt the distro at all for me. Although, as you mentioned, if you've grown attached to some of their more useful YAST2-dependent features, you have a problem. Its the dark side of choices, I suppose.
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