Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:38:49 +0300 From: Andrew Pantyukhin <infofarmer@gmail.com> To: Joel Hatton <freebsd-questions@auscert.org.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which linux_base port to use? Message-ID: <cb5206420601301538x9d654by8746450d3da2d097@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200601301207.k0UC7Yq4054942@app.auscert.org.au> References: <200601301207.k0UC7Yq4054942@app.auscert.org.au>
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On 1/30/06, Joel Hatton <freebsd-questions@auscert.org.au> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to try a linux binary application (Arkeia backup server) under > FreeBSD R6, so naturally this means linux compatibility, but I'm a little > confused - until today I presumed that only one 'linux_base' port existed= . > A brief inspection of the Makefile for linux_base shows it to be Redhat > 7.3 level, but as 8 and 9 are available I don't know if I should choose > one of these later releases or another flavor entirely. I'm able to obtai= n > the software package for quite a few different linux distributions and > releases, and I don't need X11, so I guess I can narrow it down a little > that way as some linux_base* are more minimal than others, but I'd like > to pick the one that is most regularly maintained and least likely to cau= se > me issues down the track. > > Any suggestions? > > thanks, > -- Joel Hatton -- > Security Analyst | Hotline: +61 7 3365 4417 > AusCERT - Australia's national CERT | Fax: +61 7 3365 7031 > The University of Queensland | WWW: www.auscert.org.au > Qld 4072 Australia | Email: auscert@auscert.org.au > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > There's a good article on linux compatibility: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2006/01/12/Big_Scary_Daemons.html Try to stick with the default (linux_base-8), then try rh-9.
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