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04-18-2005, 08:58 PM #1Web Hosting Evangelist
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Most stable / complete Linux distro ??
I was thinking about this, and I couldn't possibly decide on this, anyone wanna help me out??
I am betting Debian would be on the list, although I can't be sure.
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04-18-2005, 09:03 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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RHEL3
If we have to pay for it, it had better be stable and complete.
But seriously, I would have to say that CentOS is stable and complete, and free. It's supposed to be an open-source OS for corporations, so they're really working their tails off to keep it secure and reliable, and my experience with CentOS certainly proves that they've done their jobs well.
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04-18-2005, 09:16 PM #3Web Hosting Evangelist
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heh, a few of the distro lost their places.
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04-18-2005, 09:58 PM #4Web Hosting Guru
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gentoo
Rock stable, as it is completely compiled on your machine to your exact specs.
That being said it is not a distro for beginners nor faint of heart
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04-18-2005, 11:02 PM #5Web Hosting Evangelist
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*is compiling gentoo right now* I know gentoo is good, but for a server OS, erm?
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04-19-2005, 01:26 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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I second for CentOS
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04-19-2005, 03:13 AM #7Junior Guru
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Debian is Rocking !
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04-19-2005, 03:38 AM #8Junior Guru
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Heh gentoo for a server?
I rather go with FreeBSD!
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04-19-2005, 03:44 AM #9Web Hosting Master
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04-19-2005, 03:58 AM #10Junior Guru
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FreeBSD aint linux... its BSD!
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04-19-2005, 04:41 AM #11Web Hosting Evangelist
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I am not talking about BSD though, I am talking about linux, out of all linux distros.
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04-19-2005, 05:31 AM #12Newbie
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Well you can consider all the usual suspects for a stable linux distribution.
Open Source/Free: Debian, CentOS, Slackware
Commercial: RHEL, SLES (SuSE Linux Enterprise Server).
Although Slackware isn't targeted as an enterprise distribution, in the hands of a good admin it will work wonders for you (albeit with a bit more legwork).
But remember, a distribution will only stay stable and secure if the admin 1) knows what he/she's doing, 2) keeps alert to new security vulnerabilities and 3) doesn't keep tinkering with the server until something breaks
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04-19-2005, 05:43 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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04-19-2005, 01:35 PM #14Web Hosting Evangelist
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i never ran debian, but reviews told me that it was, I wouldn't go with RHEL / CentOS as i've seen a few kernel issues related to it.
SLES is something I would look at considering the quality of SuSE, but thanks, I'll try Debian (this is only for testing it against Solaris / FreeBSD)
Linux & BSD behave differently, Linux 2.6.X and BSD have a mismatch in certain barriers of performance. I may be looking at modifying BSD to behave slightly like the 2.6.X series of Linux.Last edited by e-infinity; 04-19-2005 at 01:38 PM.
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04-19-2005, 02:33 PM #15Cloud Puppet Master
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i would 100% back either CentOS (nice and free, very stable, very nice to use) or if you want to pay, RHEL 3.
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04-19-2005, 03:58 PM #16Temporarily Suspended
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CentOS is RHEL for free. Pretty much. Given my choice, i'd use netbsd, but compatibility is an issue (despite netbsd be amazing). So i'm pretty much forced to use Fedora/CentOS.
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04-19-2005, 04:32 PM #17NetOps Guy
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I'd pick Debian in terms of things, but people will use what they like even if it sucks.
I would never want to use CentOS/RH on a server I really cared about.
When I setup hardcore servers, I use FreeBSD heh.AppliedOperations - Premium Service
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04-19-2005, 04:35 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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An OS is only as stable and secure as the sys-admin controlling it.
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04-20-2005, 05:05 AM #19Aspiring Evangelist
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Originally posted by Jim_UK
An OS is only as stable and secure as the sys-admin controlling it.
I agree with you..
And my favorite linux distro is slackware..
Slackware Rulez!!!