jon wrote:
> Well, the time has finally come -- as the office's long-time linux
> desktop user, the responsibility of throwing together a new server has
> fallen on my lap.
>
> The thing is, I have no idea what the cool server OS to use is these
> days.
>
> Should I just go with Debian?
>
> I don't need the latest, greatest, kde packages or anything like that
> -- I need something simple that'll do the job, LAMP-wise. I want it to
> be easy to update and it's gotta run alright with a dual opteron
> motherboard. It's also going to have some kind of RAID support, so I
> need a distro that can handle that stuff.
>
> -- jon
>
I go with CentOS and install yum and apt to make installing packages
painless.
The benefits of going with CentOS is that it is updated frequently and
is based on the Redhat Enterprise Linx distribution.
JD
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Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
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jd@twingeckos.com
http://www.twingeckos.com
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