[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux DNS Server

[Jeff Demel]

> Why not just do a Debian/RH/Mandrake/whatever install, and select to 
> install only the packages that you need?

For two reasons.  One, I've never seen an installer that did well with
resolving dependencies once you start really narrowing down the install.
And two, I was just hoping to find a pre-configured distro to simplify
things.


> Or if that's too much work, you can browse Freshmeat's distro 
> list and 
> find something suitable: 
> http://freshmeat.net/browse/1011/?topic_id=> 1011

I will check out freshmeat again, but I didn't find anything useful last
time.  I did find this Xenix distro on distrowatch.com:
http://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=zenix

Anyone have any experience with it?  Sounds like it might do what I need.


> And if even 
> that is too much work, I am sure there are 
> more than a few 
> Linux consultants on this list that would be happy to put together a 
> custom distro for you for a very reasonable cost.
> 
> Victor

If it comes to that, I'll do it myself.  However, I'm sure someone has done
this before, and I'm not one to duplicate work.  Call it what you will: lazy
or efficient.  :)

-Jeff



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Brilon [mailto:victor at victorland.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:18 AM
> To: work at myverse.net; NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux DNS Server
> 
> 
> Jeff Demel wrote:
> >>From: Jay Urish
> >>
> >>Any distro will work.
> >>
> >>Use Bind 9.x
> > 
> > 
> > Well, yes.  But I was wondering if anyone knows of a distro 
> > specifically targeted as a DNS server.  Something that 
> comes with BIND 
> > and DNS tools, installing them automatically, but doesn't 
> load things 
> > you don't need.  I seem to remember mention of one a few years ago, 
> > based on Debian I think.
> > 
> > -Jeff
> 

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