server distros

[Fernando Duran]

> I have been leaning towards ubuntu, however what happened to inittab ? 

 
Replaced by upstart http://upstart.ubuntu.com/

(I'm a top-poster btw, makes more sense to me for short replies not to re-read a wall of text)

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Fernando Duran
http://www.fduran.com


----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Cramer <davec at visibleassets.com>
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Cc: 
> Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 6:14:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: server distros
> 
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:42 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> 
> wrote:
>>  | From: William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org>
>> 
>>  | On Tue, Mar 06, 2012 at 06:36:18AM -0500, Dave Cramer wrote:
>>  | > Looking currently at centos, or ubuntu.
>>  | >
>>  | > Comments ?
>>  | >
>>  | > My goal is ease of upgrading.
>>  |
>>  | Answer:
>>  |     Any distro that you're already familiar with.
>> 
>>  This is a very useful answer.
>> 
>>  All distros have strengths and weaknesses.  You are often best off not
>>  being surprised.
>> 
>>  I don't do anything stressful on a server, so my opinion isn't well
>>  tested.
>> 
>>  I like CentOS.
>> 
>>  - very stable
>> 
>>  - well supported (by Red Hat)
>> 
>>  - facilities are familiar to me: much like the Red Hat products that 
> I've
>>   been using for over 15 years.  (But not a rollercoaster like
>>   Fedora.)
>> 
>>  - although upgrades (major version changes) are not easy, they are
>>   very infrequent and support lasts for a long long time (quite often
>>   longer than the hardware you using)
>> 
>>  I also use Ubuntu LTS.  I've not been as impressed.  Support isn't 
> as
>>  long, nor is it as good.  LTS feels like an afterthought.  When it
>>  comes down to it, Red Hat has way more staff working on their product.
>> 
>>  Why, then, do I use Ubuntu LTS?
>> 
>>  (1) for MythTV.  Mythbuntu seems to be the best canned MythTV support.
>> 
>>  (2) for stable desktops (i.e. for people that don't want to do an
>>     upgrade every six months or a year).  Ubuntu comes with most of
>>     the candy without having to work at configuring it (eg. MP/3 players).
>> 
>>  Right now, if you install CentOS 6, you can expect a long future for
>>  it.  Ubuntu 10.04 LTS will be superceded in a month (by 12.04 LTS).  I
>>  don't actually like the way Ubuntu (or Fedora) desktops are heading
>>  and 12.04 LTS will likely get you into the middle of that swamp.
>> 
>>  I've not used Debian directly very often.  I expect that it is very
>>  good for server deployments.
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> I have been leaning towards ubuntu, however what happened to inittab ?
> 
> Dave
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