Re: Which Linux should I install?
Your main choices would be Debian, Slackware, Red Hat and S.u.S.E though
there are a few others out there. Of the four, I find Debian to be best
suited for servers. The packages have well configured default
installations, are usually changed easilly by editing configuration files
in intuitive locations, and integrate well with other packages that they
might interact with.
Red Hat is probably best suited to a single user desktops installations.
They have an extensive GUI control panel that works very well if resources
are being managed from the local console but leave much to be desired in
the server is being administered remotely. They also have invented some
interesting locations for configuration options that take considerable
sleuthing to locate if the GUI control options are not available.
Slackware is basicly a bare-bones linux platform with a minimal number of
pre-packaged applications. Slackware takes considerable administation as
new software must be configured and built on the system. The local admin
is responsible for integration with other software.
If you are familliar with Sun Solaris, you will find Debian very familliar
in layout. If you are experianced in Berkeley Unix, Slackware and Red Hat
will not seem too alien to you.
S.u.S.E. uses the Red Hat packaging system with their own system
sonfiguration and management software. In addition, they are major
contributors to the XFree86 X windows project.
Oh! I almost forgot about Caldera. They are a completely commercial Linux
distribution and offer support to include references to local providers of
on-site technical support. Netscape commercial servers are also available
for Caldera Linux.
I use Debian for servers. It is easiest to keep up to date using remote
administration and has been extremely stable. One thing to look for is a
local consultant that has experiance in performance tuning. The default
distribution kernels can require some minor patching to raise the number
of allowable open files and processes that might be required for a very
busy server. This is just one example but the point is that a local
consultant can smooth the transition and save you considerable time and
money in the long run.
On Sun, 29 Mar 1998, Leonardo Ruoso wrote:
> I want to install Linux in my company as the main server, file server
> and database server. Which one should I install? what the diference
> between then?
>
> Leonardo Ruoso
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