[NCLUG] Suggestions for a distro change

[Yuri Csapo]

Kevin H. Olson wrote:
> 
> distributions. I've read the basic stuff, and I think, for example, that 
> Ubuntu is not appropriate since these are not desktop machines.
> 

Ubuntu is not just for desktops! Lookup Ubuntu server LTS. LTS stands 
for "Long Term Support", in the case of Server it means 5 years. That 
means you don't have to upgrade in 5 years, unless you want to; and 
there will be security updates available for that whole period.

If you're coming from the RedHat ecosphere you will probably find things 
a bit different than you're used to and I volunteer to answer any 
questions - I'm a big fan of Ubuntu Server and we run several of them 
here at the School of Mines (as well as RHEL, CentOS, etc.).

Good luck!

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Yuri Csapo
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