[Setup] OS debian?

[KE Liew]

Thanks for everyone's input, they are much appreciated!

After some weeks of research, the only thing that'll be on the server
is Zope, Plone, Squid, Pound, and some security checks e.g. rkhunter,
etc. I'm guessing that using their latest stable releases from their
website wouldn't cause any hiccups with Debian...?

On 5/8/06, Peter Simmons <pete-lists at bcmpweb.com> wrote:
>  From a security point of view (usually the reason why I install a
> debian package) zope is very good (plone also) at getting out any
> security fixes and they are also easy to install. Installing from debian
> package/src tarball won't change how this works both are the same.

What would be the worst case scenario having running Zope off src
rather than debian packages? Would there be any attempt whatsoever on
cracking particularly through Zope?

> So it depends on how vital it is for you to have the most up to date
> stuff. Also keep in mind its very easy to switch, in fact since we
> switched from debian package to zope src tarball we have kept a couple
> of the debian bits such as init.d scripts and setup as they work very well.

Sounds good! I should take a look at debian packages just to see what I can use.


I haven't played around much, but I always have this thought that
newer versions can mean more stable application, though not
necessarily the case. As long as its a stable release, wouldn't it be
wise to install that latest version?


Kwang