> > Looked at Gentoo? I would prefer more "Stable" packages that have ceased development and just release security packages.
::::Sorry about the half email before this, my finger sliped and pressed send::::: > I am a fan of both debian, slackware and freebsd. For the least hassle in > maintainence I am a huge fan of debian (freebsd and slackware require > more time Yeah that why i was thinking of using debian. > to maintain, though this is purely an anecdotal assesment). I also find that > debian's footprint tends to be smaller than slackware's, especially if you get > to know aptitude (package manager) which can remove unneeded libraries and > binaries. Yep, another reason I was thinking of debain > > For deployed servers it is actually best to avoid manually compiled > software on debian. I know, i already know the packages that I will use in debian. I will not compile anything because I find that it ends up being harder to keep things up to date > If you need to manually compile something, it is usually trivial to > make a debianized package to install (and thereby manage from the package > management tools) the package that you need. > > As always, YMMV. Huh? lol > > I am sure that every major distro will end up being mentioned, though > gentoo and > SuSe seem unusually well represented at CLUG. Yeah both of those I looked at and felt that the distros are more toward release software. > > If you do go with debian, feel free to contact me offlist with any Debian > related questions. I dont think I have any but If i do I'll ask! Travis R. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
