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I forgot to say that I am worried with updates. I would like to avoid |
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broken packages after updates. |
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On 4/9/06, Technomancer <zauberschloss@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I'm building 2 Gentoo servers at work. One of them will run a |
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> Postfix+Mysql+Courier Imap system and the other will be a LAMP |
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> machine. They both will run on a mid-end corporate environment. |
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> I'm using the hardened profile and kernel. |
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> I choosed Gentoo because using other distros I could not build the |
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> system the way I wanted without headache. |
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> On most cases there was the necessity of package compilation, ignoring |
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> the package management systems of most distros. This sounds like chaos |
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> to me. |
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> Using Portage I coul add and remove features of programs like Postfix |
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> without making some ugly workaround. |
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> Some people keep telling me that I'm mad and Gentoo is a poor choice |
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> for servers. I don't agree with that. |
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> I wish to hear sugestions and advices about Gentoo Servers, how could |
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> I maintain the system up to date without breaking etc etc. |
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> And forgive my poor english... It's not my native language. |
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