[ale] webmin or not?

[Jim Lynch]

I'm with Brian.  I've been using Linux for a long time and there are 
times I use the command line to adminster things and sometimes I just 
want the simplicity of a GUI.  Virtualmin/Webmin have come a long ways 
and provide most of what I want in a GUI.  A complaint voiced by the 
uninformed Ubuntu crowd (don't mention webmin on IRC) is that it puts 
files in a non-standard place.  That was true in the beginning, but now 
it follows the normal conventions of Ubuntu.

Jim.
On 08/12/2014 04:04 PM, Brian Schenken wrote:
> I'll toss in my +1 for Webmin.  It's very handy for setting up cron jobs,
> firewall rules, etc. when you can't be arsed to memorize syntax you don't
> often use.  The service configuration tools will generally give you easy
> access to most options, and can usually read and preserve any custom
> settings you have in place.
>
> It's definitely not a tool to give to untrusted end users, but it's great
> for admins.  I've used it for many years on many servers and it's been good
> to me - and I've watched it getting better as it's been polished over the
> years.
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