Chapter 12 . Running Yellow Dog Linux 353 (My web server)
Chapter 12 . Running Yellow Dog Linux 353 Digging into Yellow Dog Yellow Dog Linux offers a Fedora Core 2, RPM-based distribution that is highly compatible with most available open source software. By basing the Yellow Dog distribution on a widely deployed and used X86 distribution such as Red Hat s Fedora Core, Terra Soft Solutions has been able to quickly deploy a very uniform, user-friendly experience for its user base. This section takes a look at some of the highlights of the Yellow Dog distribution. Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 offers four full CDs of software with some of the following applications: . 2.6.7 Linux Kernel . X.org 6.6 . KDE 3.3 desktop (unified with GNOME to provide easy access to other desktop environments programs) . GNOME 2.6.0 desktop (unified with KDE to provide easy access to other desktop environments programs) . OpenOffice 1.1.1 (suite of productivity tools including a spreadsheet program, drawing program, presentation software, and a full-featured, Microsoft Wordcompatible word processor) . More than 1,300 other application packages from programming tools to Web browsers. The wide range of applications included on the Yellow Dog CDs is enough to keep even the most computer-savvy person happy, but many more choices are available on the Internet, so you should be able to find an application that fits your needs. Fedora Core is the community-supported version of what was previously the ubiquitous Red Hat Linux distribution. As a derivative of Fedora Core, Yellow Dog Linux can offer the advantages of Fedora features on a MAC platform, including: . Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) software. Starting with software packages from the Fedora project helps Yellow Dog Linux avoid compatibility problems suffered by some Linux distributions. Users can also rely on well-known RPM packaging tools for adding, removing, and managing software. . Anaconda installer. Yellow Dog takes advantage of the well-tested Anaconda installer for easy installation. . Kudzu hardware detection. By starting with the Fedora Core kudzu facility for detecting and configuring hardware, Yellow Dog has a stable foundation for probing equipment that has been extended to work with Mac hardware. Refer to Chapter 8 for more information on the Fedora Core project and some of the specifics regarding its implementation. Cross- Reference
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