[ale] Server distro help

leam hall leamhall at gmail.com
Mon Nov 28 07:25:00 EST 2011


I believe, subject to facts, that Ubuntu is making some headway in the
cloud space. No numbers to back it up though.

My usual response to "What Linux distro should I use?" has been "If you
want to work *with* Linux, use Ubuntu. If you want to work *on* Linux, use
Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS."

Leam

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have process issues with upgrading a server across release versions. I
> always build new as new releases are often different enough to require that
> kind of process.
> What distro to use is a hotter question :-)
> As you are familiar with Ubuntu, I would strongly suggest staying within
> that structure or going Debian. If this is personal use servers then stay
> in you comfort zone.
> If you are looking to go pro or expand your reach, Centos will be your
> best bet as RHEL skills continue to be in demand. SuSE is the second
> highest demanded distro skill from job postings but it runs a distant
> second. Ubuntu makes a showing in demand from smaller shops
>
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