Debian 3.1

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It would be nice if DirectAdmin worked with Debian 3.1 without having to go through the build process.

Debian uses apt-get, which, if anybody knows how to use it properly, they wouldn't want any other type of system.

Debian 3.1 comes standard with apache2.
Which DirectAdmin should work with, without adding the /etc/httpd stuff.

Trying to get DirectAdmin to work with my system is a real headach.
I have to use symlinks for every domain I create to get it to work with my apache2.
But it's way better then having to recompile all the other upgrades that can be made with apt-get instead.

Devs... If you need help with this, let me know if you need help, a server to test this on, or anything else.

Blessings
Handyman
 
I agree, a lot of packages are available in "apt-get" and they don't have to be compiled on every install.
 
jlasman said:
Are you asking for a version of DA that doesn't use customapache?

Jeff
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Yes... That's exactly it.
I have 2 VPS's and one of them I use a Free (Open Source) control Panel (VHCS) and I can run all my system upgrades using the Debian Apt-get.

So I don't think it would be very hard to use Debian's system.

I figured out how to do it already... but I ran into the problem that I needed DirectAdmin to use the Debain Exim... which I was not sure where the settings are for that, so I had to stop there.
 
Debian's Exim config is a bit 'strange' indeed, if you're used to the 'Red Hat' config.

The main problem is, that the config is devided up into a lot of different parts (at least on my home server), so just pasting SpamBlocker 2.0's Exim config won't work. You might be able to change the format to 'one big file', as stated in the exim installation (or dpkg-reconfigure), and than you could replace that file with the spamblocker config. ;).

Not the best solution... But for the time being it might work.

If it does work you can take the original config and start adding and removing variables, which are in turn defined in update-exim4.conf.conf in the /etc/exim4 directory.

I've never tried it, but it *might* work.

As for a DA without customapache, I don't see it happening. It would involve too much changes to some systems, I guess. Altough it would be very cool to start a system with Debian Etch and be able to place DA on it, without having to use customapache ;).
 
I'm sorry. I didn't make my last post very clear regarding Exim.

I had exim installed on my Debian system, but I wasn't sure where the commands were in DA to make it use the Debain one instead of the customApache one.

I had pretty much everything else about DA working in harmony with Debain.

So if the Dev's wanted to make a Debian DA, I would be glad to test it or help them in any way, because I did a lot of the leg work already.
 
What you call the commands should all be in the Spamblocker 2.0 exim.conf file, as long as your paths are DA specific instead of Debian specific.

Jeff
 
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