Hello

Will the install script for the GPL version work ok on Centos 5.2?


Thanks


Will

Hey Will,

Yeah, CentOS/RHEL 5.2 is just considered the second update to CentOS/RHEL 5 -- and 5 is supported by the GPL installer and has packages in the GPL repository:

http://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/centos/5.2/

So the install should go well on your 5.2 system!
-Eric

It will install fine. I'm running it (the GPL version) on CentOS 5.2.

would loading the server gui cause any problems with VM?


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Will

Are you asking if it will work in a virtualized environment (i.e. VMware, Xen, etc)? Or are you asking if you can load something like Gnome/KDE?

On a virtualized server (VPS) there are no issues. I'm running it on a Linode VPS.

Sorry I was meaning something like Gnome/KDE, when I said VM I meant virtualmin and not VMware

Thannks


Will

I would advise against that. You will defeat the purpose of using a build like CentOS.

Virtualmin & Webmin will give you most of what you need to manage your server via a web browser.

ok thaks no gui it is then, one last thing would it make a difference to virtualmin if I use Centos 5.2 64bit?


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Will

one last thing would it make a difference to virtualmin if I use Centos 5.2 64bit?

It'll make everything run (slightly) slower and require more memory (20%-50%). ;-)

Unless you need large memory addressing, you probably don't want the 64 bit build. I'm not sure where "large memory" actually becomes a concern...certainly not less than 2GB, and probably not less than 3GB. So, if you have a 4 or 8GB box, 64 bit probably starts to look more attractive.

And Gnome or KDE has no impact on Virtualmin or the services it manages. I can't think of any reason you would actually want a window manager or desktop environment on a server, however, as they take up a lot of memory and CPU resources, and open up several potential security concerns.

But, I run Virtualmin and Gnome on my desktop machine without any trouble. It's not that you can't...it's just that you probably don't want to.