Dutch, The biggest trick IMHO is adapting to the whole Debian mindset. Managing Ubuntu servers via SSH is no problem - we do that all the time, but you need to learn the tools that Debian prefers - things like update-alternatives, update-rc.d, etc.
And Ubuntu/Debian servers have their own quirks in regard to the locations of various files, the default settings of various services - some things are in odd places, others are disabled by default, even if it doesn't really make sense, etc. But overall, it's not hard as long as you are willing to ferret out and learn the differences. Cheers, Vern Dutch Rapley wrote: > So for the past several years I've maintained a CLI only SUSE Linux > server in production. I don't have much desktop Linux experience, just > mostly server-side. My new job duties are requiring to relinquish my > Linux administration duties for the time being. > > However, I'm going to use spare time that I have to become more familiar > with Ubuntu as any Linux server in the future will, more than likely, > run Ubuntu. Again, from a server perspective, not a desktop perspective. > After installation, all my Ubuntu boxes will be headless and my > interface with each machine will only be through SSH. > > I was wondering if anyone has any tips and advice they could offer, > especially since I'm moving from an rpm/Redhat based distro. > > Thanks, > > Dutch > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org -- This time for sure! -Bullwinkle J. Moose ----------------------------- Vern Ceder, Director of Technology Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
