Which linux_base port to use?

Hi,

I'd like to try a linux binary application (Arkeia backup
server) under
FreeBSD R6, so naturally this means linux compatibility, but
I'm a little
confused - until today I presumed that only one 'linux_base'
port existed.
A brief inspection of the Makefile for linux_base shows it
to be Redhat
7.3 level, but as 8 and 9 are available I don't know if I
should choose
one of these later releases or another flavor entirely. I'm
able to obtain
the software package for quite a few different linux
distributions and
releases, and I don't need X11, so I guess I can narrow it
down a little
that way as some linux_base* are more minimal than others,
but I'd like
to pick the one that is most regularly maintained and least
likely to cause
me issues down the track.

Any suggestions?

thanks,
-- Joel Hatton --
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On 1/30/06, Joel Hatton <freebsd-questionsauscert.org.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to try a linux binary application (Arkeia
backup server) under
> FreeBSD R6, so naturally this means linux
compatibility, but I'm a little
> confused - until today I presumed that only one
'linux_base' port existed.
> A brief inspection of the Makefile for linux_base shows
it to be Redhat
> 7.3 level, but as 8 and 9 are available I don't know if
I should choose
> one of these later releases or another flavor entirely.
I'm able to obtain
> the software package for quite a few different linux
distributions and
> releases, and I don't need X11, so I guess I can narrow
it down a little
> that way as some linux_base* are more minimal than
others, but I'd like
> to pick the one that is most regularly maintained and
least likely to cause
> me issues down the track.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> thanks,
> -- Joel Hatton --
> Security Analyst                    | Hotline: +61 7
3365 4417
> AusCERT - Australia's national CERT | Fax:     +61 7
3365 7031
> The University of Queensland        | WWW:    
www.auscert.org.au
> Qld 4072 Australia                  | Email:  
auscertauscert.org.au
>
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There's a good article on linux compatibility:
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2006/01/12/Big_
Scary_Daemons.html

Try to stick with the default (linux_base-8), then try rh-9.
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