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Installing A Secure FreeBSD Box

Posted by timothy on from the glue-the-case-shut dept.

ltwally writes "The guys over at LittleWhiteDog have a how-to on securing FreeBSD. Topics range from the basics to custom kernels, blowfish encryption, smtp, and custom firewall scripts. Definitely worth a look if you're running a FreeBSD box, or are interested in *nix security in general."

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  1. Re:One thing I hate... by sirket · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Never heard of Gentoo?

    Yes and it is the only Linux distribution worth using.

    How about downloading the source and compiling it yourself?

    That's a good point. There is nothing I like better than searching through my system for all the files and libraries a program installs so that I can remove it or upgrade it. No to mention getting dependencies right. Yeah, I really don't know why we bother with packages at all. Hell, let's go back to Slackware!

    Obviously there is no consideration of SRPMS?

    First, F@*$! SRPMS. Second, the author was pointing out the problems with the number one Linux Distro. Are there some cool Linux admins/users? Sure. Most of the Linux world, however, is composed of children who simply hate Microsoft and wouldn't know what a good Unix system looked like if it hit them on the head. Like anything popular, Linux is currently suffering from posers, groupies and wannabes.

    What about Portage?

    As has already been conceded, Gentoo is a cool Linux distro.

    -sirket