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How to Fix the Unix Configuration Nightmare

Posted by Hemos on from the fixing-the-problem dept.

jacoplane writes: "There's an interesting article on freshmeat talking how sorting out some kind of standard for configuration could really help Unix systems could be more user friendly. The article points out that since Apple has managed to build a quite usable system on top of NetBSD, it should be doable to do the same for open-source interfaces."

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  1. Re:If I remember correctly by hype7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    but like the article said, Apple managed it.

    Says something about everyone's favourite fruit company when they can manage what has previously been impossible :)

    -- james

  2. Re:gconf, LDAP anyone? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > "gconf" does exactly what the Freshmeat article describes

    No, gconf doesn't work.

  3. Re:Could you be more specific? by Spoing · · Score: 3, Funny
    (I just counted the word 'Webmin' like 17 times in your post...)

    Well, I went to both the Creation Science and L.Ron Hubbard schools of logic -- both known for scientifically proving a point by repeating it as many times as possible no matter how correct. Unfortunately, I feel as if I've shamed them since I did include some information that could be verified. Facts are such pesky things. :)

    --
    A firewall can not protect you from yourself. Turn off what you do not need. Do not use the firewall to do your work.
  4. Re:Some Stupid Questions by hacker · · Score: 2, Funny
    On that thread what the hell is /usr/etc used for, or /usr/local/etc? won't it make more sense to move /etc here instead?
    /usr/local/etc exists because you screwed up when you configured the package, by not properly adding the autoconf --sysconfdir=/etc flag, which is assumed if you also use the --prefix=/usr flag.