[ale] Preferred server dists

[Chuck Payne]

If you want Enterprise I go with SuSE Enterprise or RHEL/CentOS. If you
want bleeding edge Fedora / openSUSE. If you want stable Debian.  These all
have great resource to help you.

I would stay a way from Ubuntu, that just me. If I am going to run Debian,
I will run Debian.  Ubuntu is bleeding edge, but the server giving me
headaches because I need to use X it was a pain to install.  I  know a lot
people love it, but I think it does better for desktop than server, but I
will admit. I am bias. That's my two cents.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com> wrote:

> If longevity and stability is the key then RHEL ($$$ subscription) or
> CENTOS (free based on RHEL source) is the way to go.    The lifecycle of
> the major releases (RHEL4, RHEL5, RHEL6) can be as much as 10 years.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Harrison
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:10 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Preferred server dists
>
> > On 02/27/2013 12:57 PM, Nolan Voight wrote:
> >> New web project, setting up a new server for it, no need to carry
> >> over what I'd set up before. Just making a quick survey--which
> >> distribution do y'all prefer for a web-facing server? Debian was the
> >> most widely preferred when I last changed things  several years ago.
> >>
> > Centos 6.3, by now you'll have figured out that this opinion is like ...
> > Well you get the picture.
>
> I'll toss Ubuntu bare LTS server in the mix, just because of the long
> support cycle.. although I have to admit, based on Jim Kinney's recent
> rants and explainations, I may try a Redhat (Centos?) boxen (it's been a
> long time) next.
>
> They key for a public facing web server is a long term stable supported
> distro that you can manipulate. If you have the chops and yen for
> Arch/Gentoo or Linux From Scratch, you would not be asking the question.
>
> So: Pick a flavor you have the best skills with that fits the needs:
> Debian-ish, Redhat-ish...  and give it a try. Don't like it? Consider it
> an education and re-install.
>
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