Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Linux needs control.exe | From | Matthew X Economou <> | Date | 23 Oct 1996 09:12:01 -0500 |
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>>>>> "JW" == Juergen Weber <weberjn@trick.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> writes:
JW> Back to Linux. I do think Linux must get a system JW> administration shell as good looking as Win95's control.exe, JW> but yet more easier to use (and it should fit on a root disc JW> ;-)
A full-fledged control panel (ie. something that could configure every aspect of Linux) is going to do you about as much good as ploping a copy of control.exe onto a DOS 6.2 boot disk. A full-fledged Linux (installation) isn't going to fit ont a single floppy...in fact, single floppies are probably only going to be used for (1) booting the machine with root on NFS or (2) installation/repair.
So having a control panel that fits on a single floppy would be a little silly. But only a little. :)
Other than that, there already is a freely available control panel for Linux/init/ifconfig/etc. The RedHat control panel (and associated utilities) should work just fine with non-RedHat systems, and it's under the GPL, so people can make modifications, port it, do whatever. The RedHat control panel can manage /etc/fstab, networking setup (incl. PPP and routing), /etc/printcap, SysVinit, and stuff. Pretty nifty. Mostly complete.
JW> I think making Linux easier for end users is much more JW> important than adding yet another feature to the kernel JW> (therefore this post in dev.kernel ;-).
Not really the right place for the post but you're heart's in the right place. :) (Followups to linux-apps.)
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