Alessandro Baggi writes:
Il 21/01/20 18:30, Linux-Fan ha scritto:
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Just one more (minor) point to add: Consider the hardware compatibility. Most server vendors explicitly support RHEL which makes it very likely that CentOS runs just as well. This might not be so important initially, but whenever some special server hardware or software is needed, it can be helpful to run a system as close to certified/officially compatible as possible. Considering your use cases, the "glusterfs and some linux-ha" stuff might e.g. benefit from 25G network adapters and I do not know how well they run on Debian, maybe there are some server experts who can share some light on this :) If you want the same system on a workstation as on the server, this would be a good point for Debian from my point of view: Debian provides an incredibly versatile selection of packages which will essentially mean that in comparison to CentOS you will only need to compile things yourself rarely. HTH Linux-FanHi, repository size is not a problem for me. I came from slackware and have no problem compiling/packaging software that I need. I created some rpm packages and I don't think that deb packages are so much difficult. I noticed that generally I use always the same software. My main tool is the CLI.
OK. For me, it is not only about the compiling itself but also about keeping the self-compiled software up to date. YMMV of course :)
About hardware certification, yes this could be a centos advantage. If I don't remember wrongly in the past HP had a list of supported server on debian but if today I will try to check OS/distro compatility I found only RH and Ubuntu. At this point, considering that ubuntu came from Debian, I suppose that also Debian can run on the server when ubuntu is listed or I'm wrong?
Ubuntu came from Debian, but it is using different kernel versions and IIUC also automatically installs non-free stuff such as e.g. graphics drivers. Hence, in terms of hardware support, there is usually a notable difference especially with regard to those things that "just work". I think "running" is OK in any case. Problems can arise, when it comes to more: network cards (1G has always worked out-of-the-box here), RAID controllers, HW diagnostics functions etc. I once tried to get HP's software running on an old server (HP DL380 G4 if it matters) and it was quite difficult on Debian although there were some old .deb packages available... a "supported" operating system migt have simplified matters in the situation. HTH Linux-Fan
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