Hi, Depending on what you want to do with your server i probably wouldn't be putting x on it, or if you did lock down port 6000 so it can not be accessed. As to which is better it depends on what you like. I've used both and deployed both systems for personal and corporate uses. Redhat is more automated, there facilities work more out of the box, they have many variants of configuration tools, but they also install a great many dependencies for such luxuries. Slackware is a more get to know your system OS, you'll learn why and how things work more if you go with it. It basically comes down to personal preference. HTH Dave. On 29 Jul 2003 17:55:21 -0000 "Krishnakant Ramesh Mane" <krmane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > hello to all the champians on the list. > this is very urgent and any help is desperately welcomed. > As you all my linux community friends know that I am a totally > blind person and own a software firm. > I am neded to install linux on an 80 gb hdd with a server with > pentium 4 2+ mhz. And we have 512 ddr ram. > I am in a real fix. I don't know what should I go for. my first > choice was redhat 9 but alas IBM ViaVoice is not to be used with > yasr on rh9. now I have a couple of questions. > by the way I am going to use mysql and apache http server. I am > supposed to run my reports right now on perl. I may also need to > develop some small command line applications to do some secured > server oriented jobs. > the server is supposed to be totaly stable and up, 24/7. I need a > server which needs minimum maintainance (amongst linux servers of > course!). > firstly I wan't to ask all the slackware users is there really an > advantage in using slackware 9.0? I have redhat 8 for comparison > as it can run yasr with viavoice. > so is there some thing more slackware 9 can offer then redhat 8? > and how about mandrake 9.1? do any one of you know any linux bran > where I can run nopernicus with IBM ViaVoice and subsiquenly also > use ViaVoice with yasr? > which of these three. namely redhat 8, slackware 9.0 and mandrake > 9.1 can be the best? > please consider all the above and then send a reply. > again I urgently need to take a desission and so please help. > lastly I have an on board sound card on my machine on the lab it > is probably ac 97 or some thing. which of the above will support > it. > thanks > krishnakant. > ___________________________________________________ > Download the hottest & happening ringtones here! > OR SMS: Top tone to 7333 > Click here now: > http://sms.rediff.com/cgi-bin/ringtone/ringhome.pl > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list