[HLUG] ClearOS

[Matt Jones]

On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Paul Stenning <paul at sp-tech.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone here used ClearOS, formerly Clarkconnect?  It is a packaged
> small business server including file sharing, domains (active
> directory), web server, mail, gateway etc.  It is based on CentOS I
> think, with a web-based front end.  The basic product is open source but
> they sell commercial support and you have to pay an annual fee for
> updates to the anti-malware etc.
>
> I only found out about it the other day from an article in Micro Mart
> magazine.  I've never seen it mentioned in Linux Format or in the LUG.
>
> I have just downloaded it and installed it in Virtual Box.  First
> impressions are that it seems nicely put together with a more
> user-friendly interface than Webmin.  Worth further investigation.
>
> One of my clients wants a small business server for mail and file
> sharing, and I am reluctant to go down the Microsoft Small Business
> Server route, but other options such as Ubuntu Server with Webmin are
> too difficult to manage.
>
> Other suggestions of similar packages to ClearOS are welcomed please!
>
> Best regards,
> Paul Stenning
>
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Ooh, sounds like just what I need- I will be checking it out later. I
had been looking at using Opengoo but this looks like it could be a
nice out of the box solution.

Matt.