Re: which distribution to choose

From: Jordan Bradley (jb_at_slackcon.org)
Date: 12/03/04

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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:07:52 +0000

    As for a normal distribution, you want simplicity, stability, security in
    mind. Therefore, i would recommend Slackware [ http://slackware.com ].
    If you would like a security enhanced distribution, checkout selinux
    [ http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/ ]
    Hope this helps =) 

    --
phrag
On Thursday 02 Dec 2004 16:31, Jochen Witte wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to set up a firewall to protect a small company network. What
> I would like to have is some kind of VPN solution (OpenVPN and ipsec),
> iptables firewalling and a secure distribution with some additional
> sec-related sofware (tripwire etc.). Also I need to run an Apache for
> proxy-requests.
>
> My question is, which distribution to choose for such a
> setup. I would prefer a standard distribution for easy updates and
> community support. A specific "security-enhanced" distribution would do it
> also, if it is not too "pure" :)
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Regards
> Jochen
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