The part about hard to install isn't true. 1. The installation isn't a graphical, but still easy. 2. Woody's hardware recognition isn't as good as other distros. Don't forget its 1.5 years old. 3. Debian Sarge installer is a huge leap in hardware recognition. Sarge is now in testing to be stable in the future.
Debian has a very organized mechanism for security updates... just two apt-get commands about you know you have the last security updates. Regards, Lior Kaplan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Guides.co.il Come to write at the forums: http://www.guides.co.il/forums ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ori Idan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ben-Nes Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:46 PM Subject: Re: What Dist for a servers > Do you want to start a distro war? > I think that everybody has his own opinion on this subject. > > I have tried Red-Hat 7.3, Mandrake 9.1, Red-Hat 9.0 and Debian > > If you install debian, you are about to have a hard time installing it > but... Once you get it installed it is the easiest distribution to > upgrade (well nowadays fedora also has APT so what I am saying might be > wrong, I did not try fedora). > Debian has a vast selection of packages for all tasks you can think of, > I use debian on the desktop and not on a server. > However the distro works a little bit different when it comes to network > definitions etc. so it will take some time when you start just to get > used to it. > > Since you already know Red-Hat, than if you go to Fedora, or Mandrake I > think it will not be hard for you to install or using it, since > installation is done by a good software with decent hardware recognition. > Also the definitions and locations of network scripts etc. are very > similar to what you know in Red-Hat 7.3 > > As for SUSE, I have no idea, I have never used it and never installed it. > > -- > Ori Idan > > > Ben-Nes Michael wrote: > > I'm going to install a new server and as usual im asking my self what distro > > should I use. > > > > Until now I used Redhat and the latest version installed is 7.3, which work > > very well. > > > > What about Fedora ? is it suitable for a web server or any other server ? > > Or its better if I buy a Server OS from Redhat / suse / mandrake ? > > > > What about Debian ? is it suitable to such task without allot of hassle > > around ? > > > > And if I already dive into free systems why not use Gentoo which is > > amazingly fast but require lots of work around it. > > > > I know there is no one true around this subject, but ill be happy to hear > > some feedbacks. > > > > Thanks > > > > -------------------------- > > Canaan Surfing Ltd. > > Internet Service Providers > > Ben-Nes Michael - Manager > > Tel: 972-4-6991122 > > Fax: 972-4-6990098 > > http://www.canaan.net.il > > -------------------------- > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
