Rocky Linux 8
Rocky Linux 8
With Rocky Linux (https://rockylinux.org/) arriving as the heir to the CentOS mantle (downstream community edition), will eFa be supporting this distribution?
Re: Rocky Linux 8
I've been able to install it on Rocky Linux 8.
You need to modify the file /etc/redhat-release,
change the word 'Rocky' with 'CentOS' before running the installer.
The install works fine on my Rocky.
You need to modify the file /etc/redhat-release,
change the word 'Rocky' with 'CentOS' before running the installer.
The install works fine on my Rocky.
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shawniverson
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Re: Rocky Linux 8
Guess you are the guinnea pig 
Let me know how it goes and I can modify eFa to detect Rocky.
Let me know how it goes and I can modify eFa to detect Rocky.
Re: Rocky Linux 8
Would love to see the installer working with Rocky Linux aswell.
Re: Rocky Linux 8
I've upgraded from CentOS 8 to Rocky 8.4 and 8.5. eFa4 works great. No issues. This is much easier upgrade/migration path then moving to debian. And Rocky 8 is with support until "Planned EOL: 31st May 2029".shawniverson wrote: ↑09 Sep 2021 10:19 Guess you are the guinnea pig
Let me know how it goes and I can modify eFa to detect Rocky.
The eFa installer script needs an addition to detect Rocky as OS and update eFa4 repo url to update CentOS in Rocky.
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Re: Rocky Linux 8
Coming right up, I'll make the necessary changes.
Re: Rocky Linux 8
Hi,
Any idea when we'll be able to use the new OS?
Any idea when we'll be able to use the new OS?
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Re: Rocky Linux 8 or 9??
Has anyone tried Rocky 9?
I was planning to my efa server over to Rocky during the Thanksgiving Break (US).
I was planning to my efa server over to Rocky during the Thanksgiving Break (US).
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Re: Rocky Linux 8
eFa is not ready for v9 OSes yet. I have to do some work there.
Re: Rocky Linux 8
Thank you for a reply on version 9.
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Re: Rocky Linux 8
Hello,
Is there eFa ready for Ricky 9?
Is there eFa ready for Ricky 9?
Re: Rocky Linux 8
I tried it on Stream 9 and it broke spectacularly... So I'm going to say no.
I've been getting pretty annoyed with a bunch of broken stuff in the redhat stack - just simple stuff like adding users to the OS on a clean install throws up error that have persisted for years.
I've been using Debian 12 for another project and I've actually grown to like it - it's a really polished distro.
Anyway - I'm currently having a crack at building eFa (or something like it) on Debian 12 at the moment...
I'm happy with the base build (I've cooked the likes of fail2ban into it - it's not optional - same goes for UFW, OpenDKIM and OpenDMARC) for my own needs It'll scan mail bi-directionally, so will take care of the DKIM on outgoing mails.
The entire stack is going to be the same as eFa, but I won't be building the likes of Webmin into it by default - this is going to be driven from the CLI for now, but will have MailWatch of course. Of course it can be refined and made easier to use / menu driven later, but I don't want to have too many decisions to be made on the build & setup.
I love everything about eFa, but it's just a shame that the underlying RH platform is messy.
Anyway I'll do what I can and make everything available to Shawn as the owner of eFa, and he can decide what to do with it moving forward.
When I built ESVA almost 20 years ago I had no idea that it would still be going this long (albeit forked and reincarnated). That's down to the amazing community...
I've been getting pretty annoyed with a bunch of broken stuff in the redhat stack - just simple stuff like adding users to the OS on a clean install throws up error that have persisted for years.
I've been using Debian 12 for another project and I've actually grown to like it - it's a really polished distro.
Anyway - I'm currently having a crack at building eFa (or something like it) on Debian 12 at the moment...
I'm happy with the base build (I've cooked the likes of fail2ban into it - it's not optional - same goes for UFW, OpenDKIM and OpenDMARC) for my own needs It'll scan mail bi-directionally, so will take care of the DKIM on outgoing mails.
The entire stack is going to be the same as eFa, but I won't be building the likes of Webmin into it by default - this is going to be driven from the CLI for now, but will have MailWatch of course. Of course it can be refined and made easier to use / menu driven later, but I don't want to have too many decisions to be made on the build & setup.
I love everything about eFa, but it's just a shame that the underlying RH platform is messy.
Anyway I'll do what I can and make everything available to Shawn as the owner of eFa, and he can decide what to do with it moving forward.
When I built ESVA almost 20 years ago I had no idea that it would still be going this long (albeit forked and reincarnated). That's down to the amazing community...
Re: Rocky Linux 8
Just one more thing - These kind of projects are run by people on a voluntary basis - no-one is getting rich from something that no-one pays for. We all have day jobs, some of us run our own businesses and this is all in everyone's spare time, or whatever is shared by people making changes for their own requirements.