 | View Full Version : 1 major problem with all control panel software JoeyT 05-27-2002, 06:27 AM Did anyone notice that all the control panel software seems to need RedHat Linux? I have yet to find one that will work on other linux distros... I may be wrong in saying this, if I am please prove me wrong. frozen 05-27-2002, 09:14 AM Plesk works great on FreeBSD, I have used it on both and actually prefer the freebsd flavor JoeyT 05-27-2002, 09:28 AM what about another linux distro though (I have 0 experince with all BSD's)? Like Peanut? Or Trustix? frozen 05-27-2002, 09:36 AM My bad, I can't think of any off the top of my head but if you search the forum you will probably find 1 or 2. Red Hat is the Linux Distro of choice for several reasons. It comes from a very successful company with plenty of money to keep improving and devloping the OS as well as support it. Up2date ensures your server has the latest security fixes. There is plenty more reasons, search the forum and you will find a lot on this topic. priyadi 05-28-2002, 01:27 AM Actually there are several other Linux distribution whose quality match or exceed RedHat's. The reason RedHat is more popular is probably the chicken and egg problem. Control panel developers target RedHat because it is the most widely used distribution in datacenter and hosting companies, while the hosting companies uses RedHat because most control panels supports it. It creates bigger market share for RedHat. Hopefully, this chicken and egg problem will be solved with Linux Standard Base and the playing field will be level once again. Shyne 05-28-2002, 02:03 AM I'm sure you can get Plesk to work on Debian. Why couldn't you? There aren't that many things different when it comes to install a control panel. If you give it a try, i'm sure it will wok, unless Plesk has some strict rules about directory structures that only follows Redhat. frozen 05-28-2002, 08:50 AM No one said you couldn't, it is just not supported, I have even installed plesk on lindows, lol. It should work on almost any linux system with some tweaking and editing some config files. Zalbag 05-28-2002, 10:33 AM wrong thread.... JoeyT 05-28-2002, 10:36 AM Now that's what I wanted to hear :P Thanks guys. And thank you frozen for your help (here, and on forum.plesk.com). Everyday 05-28-2002, 07:57 PM I know that H Sphere works with some varied versions of linux as well as free bsd and windows. E-Insites 05-29-2002, 06:29 AM We use one called Smart hosting controller http://www.smarthostingtools.com. It supports the following: Red Hat Linux 6.x, 7.x FreeBSD 4.x Debian Linux (new!) Cobalt RAQ Servers Regards Alvin |