which would you recommend?
a. ubuntu
b. centos
c. debian
d. gentoo
d. fedora
why?
thanks!
a. ubuntu
b. centos
c. debian
d. gentoo
d. fedora
why?
thanks!
Bah..I'd say go with the BSD's.
CentOS for a server. Debian is damn outdated. Ubuntu is geared towards a desktop aim, as is Fedora. Gentoo is more of a hobbyist OS. System updates are a pain in the ass.
CentOS for a server. Debian is damn outdated. Ubuntu is geared towards a desktop aim, as is Fedora. Gentoo is more of a hobbyist OS. System updates are a pain in the ass.
Ubuntu or Debian. . . it might just be that I have the most experience with Debian/Ubuntu but it just seems easier/quicker for me to get a fully functional system up.
I haven't tried centos, but I think I will give that a try.
if you need a linux, you should try Arch.
I'd choose Debian because it has a pretty nice binary package management system, has more of a focus on stability than being up-to-date, and it's meant to have the option of running without a GUI. sounds like OpenBSD :).
granted, I don't know anything about centos and have never used Gentoo.
granted, I don't know anything about centos and have never used Gentoo.
OpenBSD.
well, i'm on slicehost.com and plan to stay there. they only offer those five (and they can't offer a bsd due to xen limitations).
i'm looking to get real serious with my server, so if i want to jump out of ubuntu (which is what i'm currently using), i gotta do it before then.
i'm looking to get real serious with my server, so if i want to jump out of ubuntu (which is what i'm currently using), i gotta do it before then.
If Slicehost is going to be responsible for your data integrity, choose Gentoo. It's good man, really. The hobbyist OS is a perfect label, but when deployed professionally, it's awesome as hell. The thing with today's modern *nix OS's is that you can't get vanilla packages anymore. Hardly anything works without a patch being applied to the original source code. But all the better.
I'd choose debian.
For one a precompiled binary package management system ensures minimal need for administrative intervention in day to day managing and updating of the host. And debian's package management system is far more robust than any other.
Secondly, I much prefer deb creation to tarballs and scripting for emerge.
Centos is right out. There's no need for RedHat here.
I'd say you'd want an OS you can manage quickly and easily so you can focus on the software projects instead of on the OS.
For one a precompiled binary package management system ensures minimal need for administrative intervention in day to day managing and updating of the host. And debian's package management system is far more robust than any other.
Secondly, I much prefer deb creation to tarballs and scripting for emerge.
Centos is right out. There's no need for RedHat here.
I'd say you'd want an OS you can manage quickly and easily so you can focus on the software projects instead of on the OS.
truth!
any verdict yet?
one more for debian
Yeah, after realizing centos was 7 disks and was redhat based, my vote definatly goes for debian.
Debian or OpenBSD
haha, I think I can safely rule out centos now too :). consider me a firm vote for debian.
:o
Still backing up Gentoo. :)