Re: Which linux distro is the stables/strongest for SERVERS

Ignoramus9168 wrote:
I need to set up several servers, some for my home business, and some
for my work. I do not need very many features like the latest
Bluetooth gizmos. I just want a system that does not crash a lot,
upgrades cleanly, has long term support, and uses system resources
nicely.

After recent disappointments with Fedora 8, I am looking elsewhere. I
kind of liked Ubuntu and am wondering if anyone tried Debian or Ubuntu
servers.

Have you found a rock solid, easy to upgrade linux server distro?


I have used Debian on two machines. Both running samba, apache, php, perl, mysql, webmin, CUPS, BIND and so on.

I had one mysterious apache lockup in two years. Stopped and restarted it. Problem gone.

I do not want much, all I need is kernel, filesystems, ssh, LAMP stack
and that's all. (where P stands for Perl)


I can't answer for any other, but Debian etch is - if you stick to 'stable' - rock solid at the base, by and large. Stay 32 bit for stability too. Probably unnecessarily conservative..but why not?


Problems tend to occur with latest greatest hardware, or peripheral support. So don't use USB stick and the like..but you weren't anyway, were you? :-)

thanks
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