[ale] Web server OS
Joshua Chase
joshua.d.chase at gmail.com
Tue Dec 23 12:19:19 EST 2008
I am kind of with Aaron on this one, I also run CentOS on my production
dedicated servers. I think Ubuntu server would be a good pick as well, I've
just been using CentOS for so long on the server that I can easily say it is
very secure and stable. It does also have a GUI if you need it, you can just
pick runlevel 5 instead of 3 to run.
I will say I have been running Ubuntu server 8.04 at home for about three
months though and it's great for my home network
- Print Serving
- Samba sharing
- FAH
- internal lamp dev box
In any case, I don''t think you will have any issues with either distro,
CentOS is just the one I can say from experience is stable for all your LAMP
needs. If you want "easy to install / maintain" I don't think I would go
thte Gentoo route, although it is stable.
Josh
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:41 AM, David Hamm <ale at spinnerdog.com> wrote:
> Is there any kind of auto install for Gentoo? I looked at installing
> Gentoo recently and it seemed every package would have to be compiled
> during the installation process.
> On Tue, 2008-12-23 at 09:47 -0500, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > emerge jeff
> >
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Jeff Hubbs <hbbs at comcast.net> wrote:
> > You might also try Gentoo, the meta-distribution that is
> > versionless and
> > only installs what you tell it beyond a very minimalist,
> > functional OS
> > that has a completely functional build system from the
> > get-go. You
> > don't have to fool with finding different repositories, and
> > the docs and
> > online support are very good.
> >
> > - Jeff
> >
> >
> > Jim Kinney wrote:
> > > My $0.20 is to use centos 5.2. Add the EPEL repo
> > > (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) and install wordpress
> > with yum
> > > install wordpress The base level OS is supported for another
> > 5 years
> > > and the system is rock-solid stable. The EPEL packages are
> > provided
> > > and maintained by the upstream providers.
> > >
> > > Note: Centos and all RedHat derivatives will try (and
> > usually suceed)
> > > at installing X. This is because many tools for managaing
> > the system
> > > are gui-fied. The hard drive space is minimal and the X can
> > be turned
> > > off with a runlevel 3 in inittab.
> > >
> > > Note: I do NOT recommend the Fedora 10 distro for server use
> > at this
> > > time. They shift to all network sockets controlled by
> > NetworkManager
> > > is not as stable as it needs to be yet. It's fine for
> > laptops (I'm
> > > using it and like it a lot) but it's not for servers yet.
> > >
> > > Staying well back from bleeding edge is good. When F10 first
> > came out
> > > the x86_64 version was not "bleeding edge" it was a
> > "spurting death
> > > wound". It's feeling MUCH better now! My 64 bit laptop has
> > been up for
> > > about 8 days now without a hard reboot. Resuming from
> > suspend or
> > > hibernate still leaves Radeon chip is terminally stupid mode
> > so that
> > > has been avoided 'till I see a patch
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 2:03 AM, aaron <aaron at pd.org
> >
> >
> > > <mailto:aaron at pd.org>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Even knowing that Jon is active with the Ubuntu
> > > community, I'd have to throw in with CentOS.
> > >
> > > In fact, I'll recommend CentOS twice, then you'll
> > > have my $.02 on the subject.
> > > ;-)
> > >
> > > White box RedHat without the bleeding edge pains of
> > > Fedora. It was my choice when I had to build a
> > > server for a Drupal development site last summer.
> > >
> > > Someone mentioned Wordpress packages being in the
> > > Ubuntu repositories, but that may not be saying much.
> > > LAMP web packages like Wordpress and Drupal will
> > > generally install pretty easily on any common server
> > > distro, though I will note that I did have to add
> > > a non-default repository to get a yum-my Drupal
> > > installation into CentOS 5.
> > >
> > > peace
> > > aaron
> > >
> > > On 2008, Dec, 22, , at 10:57 PM, Jon Reagan wrote:
> > >
> > > > hey folks... got a quick question.
> > > >
> > > > I have a new computer that I will be using as a web
> > server.
> > > From past
> > > > experience, I know that the computer does not have any
> > hardware that
> > > > presents compatibility issues. So, with this in mind,
> > which system
> > > > would y'all recommend for a complete noob looking to
> > set up a
> > > > wordpress blog?
> > > >
> > > > I have been using Ubuntu, as well as Fedora and
> > Debian... but I
> > > am not
> > > > sure which is best (or rather, easiest) for me to use.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > >
> > > > Jon
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