Ubuntu 10.4, since I've been told it is what Valve uses (so probably less likely to break) using XFCE for the desktop environment. Recently moved to it after Windows was no longer an option, no problems to report so far, but honestly the server has never been stressed or used for anything other than testing simple scripts. On Jul 9, 2012 5:30 PM, "Collin Howard" <my_azz...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the replies guys, i have been using centos 5.x for past 2 > years but getting tired of segmentation faults. I have used gentoo before > on a box and have a small amount of experience with it. Im thinking about > officially moving to gentoo. Also whats your opinions on using windows if > you are specifically running gldsrc games such as cs1.6? From what I have > heard its better optimized for windows and therefore gives better > performance? > > > > ________________________________ > From: Ook <ooksser...@zootal.com> > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list < > hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 3:45:37 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] OS > > Slackware 13.37 64 bit with the 3.3.7 kernel. Rock solid. Gets the job > done. Not really for the linux newbies, as it doesn't do much hand-holding. > Slackware is a basic distro without a lot of gui bells and whistles. I used > to use Windows 2000, but got tired of the regular BSODs everytime I passed > gas or a flock of cosmic rays blew by. Replaced Win2000 with linux, hasn't > gone down once. Even the X server is surprisingly stable, the current > version of xfce is lean and bloat free and more important, very stable. > > I run xfce because I use bpftp for my ftp server, and it is a windows > program. Works great via wine. Everything else I've converted from their > Windows equivalents to native linux apps. 3GB on the box, two OP4 servers, > one minecraft server, one ftp server via wine, apache, noip, and it's > currently using 1.5GB and 5% cpu (older Phenom four core cpu, one of the > slower ones). > > > > On 07/08/2012 07:12 PM, Collin Howard wrote: > > Is Gentoo a good distro for goldsrc HLDS? What distro's do you server > ops use and recommend? I'm not looking for a OS battle here. Just a simple > answer with a small explanation why. :) > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
