Hi,
I have recently installed Oracle Linux 7.1 and have noticed a few changes from Oracle Linux 6.3 that I have some queries on
Q1. When installing 6.3, I was able to customise the install and specify any additional RPM packages I want installed. When I went through the 7.1 install I didn't seem to get the opportunity to do this.
The Linux 7.1 Software Selection offerred a Minimal, Infrastructure, File & Print Server, Basic Web Server, Virtulaization Host or a Server with GUI Install ( I chose this last option ).
However I did not see anywhwere where you could pick additional individual packages / RPM's as part of the install. I had to do this later as a post onstall step.
Has anyone else any experience of this ?
Q2. After installing, I have not found any way to view services in Linux 7.1. In 6.3 you could easily do this through the desktop using SYSTEM - ADMINISTRATION - SERVICES
However i have found no such GUI in my 7.1 install.
In particular in the past with Linux 6.3, I often checked the local firewall ( wirh a view to stopping it ) by using
service iptables status
However in Linux 7.1 this gives the message
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status iptables.service
iptables.service
Loaded: not-found (Reason: No such file or directory)
Active: inactive (dead)
Any idea what the change is ? How do I go about managing services ?
thanks,
Jim