On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 07:00:55PM -0600, Jamie Ostrowski wrote: > > > I am trying to install my first nameserver on my Linux box. I am reading > my Red Hat documentation like a good little newbie does before he asks > questions, and I even did a Google search beforehand. > > QUESTION: > Which rpms do I use if I want to install bind on my box? > ls *bind* on my red hat install disk lists four RPMS's: > > bind-8.2.2_P5-9.i386.rpm bind-utils-8.2.2_P5-9.i386.rpm > bind-devel-8.2.2_P5-9.i386.rpm ypbind-3.3-28.i386.rpm > > Which of these do I use? And does anyone know where I can get good > documentation for it's installation on Linux? I would have thought some > documentation would explain the functions of each of these RPM's, but I > guess I am wrong. It is so fun being a newbie in the Linux > jungle! : ) Thanks. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org you need bind-8.2.2_P5-9.i386.rpm and bind-utils-8.2.2_P5-9.i386.rpm ypbind is a seperate service. One of the best books on the subject is O'Reilly's DNS and BIND. There is also a BIND howto on linuxdoc.org. Tim