On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 16:02, John Krische wrote: > howdy all. > > As thanks for the help over the last couple days, I thought I should > contribute something linux related, not just the lingual history stuff. > So, here it is; a link for people who are more recent linux converts > like me. > > For those users who prefer operating in a GUI enviroment, any good GUI > tools one can get for system-level admin functions are a blessing, > *especially* for converts like me. Though I use mostly ssh and terminal > access now, having GUI tools for some things would have helped a lot in > the early conversion period. Though the RH/FC family has been pretty > good about this for a while now, some things were missing. > > I've long been a fan of Debian's APT system updating tool, and it's got > a pretty good GUI called Synaptic. When I discovered that FC2 included > YUM, I immediately started looking for a GUI for it, since Yum and Apt > operate on extremely similar models and thus Yum should in theory be > just as good a thing to have a GUI for as Apt. > > So, new users and/or those interested in a Yum GUI, there is a pretty > good one available called "yumi", available from Cobind. They are busy > making a custom desktop enviroment package, kind of like Ximian, sort > of, part of which is a Yum GUI that you can download independently. > Just search Google for "cobind yum gui" and you'll find it right away. > It's a VERY small download, like only 50K or so. I think you will like > it. Versions are available for all RH/FC releases since RH9. > > I'm sure many users already know of this tool, but little things like > this have to be restated once in a while to get newer users caught up. > > Thanks again everyone! > > -- > John Krische > DB Admin, Ntwk. Admin. > BBS Press Service, Inc. > A Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer > Thanks John, you helped on your first try! I downloaded and installed YUMI and am enjoying the ease of its use. I'm new to FC2 but I've dabbled with Linux off and on for several years though I have to admit that I am a GUI junkie. When I had more time (no children) I read all I could on Linux and installed Slackware from scratch on the command line, but I don't have that much time and I need to have a system that is up and running as quickly as possible. I'm sure I'll have questions for this list and I promise to do my research before asking. Again, thanks for the YUMI tip. Randy Randy
