From: Ori Idan (ori_at_nonexisting.hamakor.org.il)
Date: Thu 29 Jan 2004 - 12:46:27 IST
Do you want to start a distro war?
I think that everybody has his own opinion on this subject.
I have tried Red-Hat 7.3, Mandrake 9.1, Red-Hat 9.0 and Debian
If you install debian, you are about to have a hard time installing it
but... Once you get it installed it is the easiest distribution to
upgrade (well nowadays fedora also has APT so what I am saying might be
wrong, I did not try fedora).
Debian has a vast selection of packages for all tasks you can think of,
I use debian on the desktop and not on a server.
However the distro works a little bit different when it comes to network
definitions etc. so it will take some time when you start just to get
used to it.
Since you already know Red-Hat, than if you go to Fedora, or Mandrake I
think it will not be hard for you to install or using it, since
installation is done by a good software with decent hardware recognition.
Also the definitions and locations of network scripts etc. are very
similar to what you know in Red-Hat 7.3
As for SUSE, I have no idea, I have never used it and never installed it.
-- Ori Idan Ben-Nes Michael wrote: > I'm going to install a new server and as usual im asking my self what distro > should I use. > > Until now I used Redhat and the latest version installed is 7.3, which work > very well. > > What about Fedora ? is it suitable for a web server or any other server ? > Or its better if I buy a Server OS from Redhat / suse / mandrake ? > > What about Debian ? is it suitable to such task without allot of hassle > around ? > > And if I already dive into free systems why not use Gentoo which is > amazingly fast but require lots of work around it. > > I know there is no one true around this subject, but ill be happy to hear > some feedbacks. > > Thanks > > -------------------------- > Canaan Surfing Ltd. > Internet Service Providers > Ben-Nes Michael - Manager > Tel: 972-4-6991122 > Fax: 972-4-6990098 > http://www.canaan.net.il > -------------------------- > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to linux-il-request_at_linux.org.il with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail linux-il-request_at_linux.org.il > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to linux-il-request_at_linux.org.il with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail linux-il-request_at_linux.org.il
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