[NTLUG:Discuss] Distrib options

[Greg Edwards]

Thanks Steve.  I've work with BSD before, no thanks!

Most of the major Linux kernels are about the same, it's a matter of 
having the packages at hand vs hunting them down.  I use Fedora 17 at 
work and RHEL 6 but I'm not real impressed by the package manager.  I 
have to admit that I've become a click and point wienie with the 
package manager.

Greg Edwards
http://www.edwards-tx.us


Steve Litt wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:40:06 -0500
> Greg Edwards <greg at edwards-tx.us> wrote:
>
>> OK, no OS wars please :)  I know, wishful thinking :o
>>
>> I've been using Mandriva since before 2000.  But they're heading in a
>> direction that I'm not going to follow.  So I'm looking for a new
>> distribution.  I'm thinking Ubantu or Fedora, but I'm open to other
>> options too.
>>
>> I adopted Mandrake (name at the time) because they were the only
>> distribution that came out of the box x586 (Pentium and then x686).
>> I was more than happy to stop building my own kernels!
>>
>> The major reason that I've stuck with Mandriva so long is their
>> packaging.  In a single distrib they include desktop and server
>> installs.  No need to chase down apps or server packages, or get a
>> 2nd distrib.  And, IMHO, they had the most straight forward installer
>> and package manager front end going.
>>
>> I'm looking for a distribution that has both desktop and server on
>> the same disk.  I also want 64bit, not a mix of 32 and 64.  Online
>> repository support integrated with the installed package manager.  I
>> would like to find some of the not so well known servers on the
>> distrib, just so I don't have to hunt them down.  For example I run
>> cyrus and sendmail.  Apache, bind, ypserv, Orbit2, shorewall, nfs,
>> etc.
>>
>> I'm building up a distributed server farm and I don't want to support
>> multiple distributions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> Hi Greg,
>
> I used Mandrake/Mandriva 2001-2006, before switching to Ubuntu. I was
> all set to recommend Ubuntu (with Xfce or LXDE, my momma didn't raise
> no fool) until I saw the words "server farm", and then "Debian" just
> popped into my mind. They have a network install that comes on one CD,
> and I think you can do both 32 and 64 from that disk. It's also stable
> and easy on your resources. About a year ago I wedged a Debian/Xfce
> installation on an old 500Mhz box with 128MB of RAM. As long as you ran
> only 1 or 2 apps at a time, it did reasonably well.
>
> Also, have you thought about one of the BSD's? Those are pretty good
> for servers.
>
> Thanks,
>
> SteveT
>
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