[NCLUG] Suggestions for a distro change

dann frazier dannf at dannf.org
Tue Apr 7 10:24:53 MDT 2009


On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 08:47:54AM -0600, Yuri Csapo wrote:
>
>
> 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.).

And of course, there's the addage that you should pick the distro that
your friends/coworkers/etc run because that will make it easier for
them to help you :)

-- 
dann frazier




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