[cobalt-users] Can a Cobalt server be treated like a "real" server

["Steve Dondley" <stevedondley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I leapt head first into the dedicated server route without really
looking.  Now find I have a Cobalt server on my hands.  I didn't fully
understand that this is not, in fact, a vanilla Linux box with a
regular-old Apache server and that is, in fact, a blend of customized
open source software packages.

But now that I have started to grasp this, I'm a little worried about
what I'm going to be able to do with it.  For instance, will I be able
to pick up any old book on Apache and use it to help me customize the
settings or will all the configuration files be rearranged and located
in some weird directory?  Am I going to be able to install any software
I want on the server or am I locked into the upgrades that are out
there?  Am I going to be pulling my hair out getting simple Perl scripts
like MovableType running?

I'm not really looking for specific answers to these questions.  I'm
just wondering, in general, what the limitations of this machine are
compared to a "real" Linux server and if I've made a real big mistake.

--
Steve