[SGVLUG] Ubuntu .VS. FC5 as servers

[Joel Witherspoon]

Greg,

I would use Ubuntu. For me, apt-get beats yum 6 times out of 10. I have had
issues with Ubuntu as a DNS server (mainly zone transfers) and that forced
me to use FC5 for my DNS. I'm using Ubuntu as NAS storage while I try to
insert it into my NDS tree. In October, I'm looking to use it for a new
OpenNMS server and possibly a NetReg server.


On 8/10/06, Matthew Gallizzi <matthew.gallizzi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greg,
>
> I would choose Ubuntu. It's Debian based. apt-get rocks. I started out on
> Mandrake 8.2 ... up until the first Mandriva 2006 release... and I can
> tell you right now, I never plan on converting back to an rpm based system
> (unless the masses are, then I could possibly take a look). I have been told
> that Ubuntu is just awesome. Hardware support, ease of use, tools, etc. If I
> had a choice, I would go Ubuntu. The only reason I use RPMs is because some
> servers I manage have RHEL.
>
>
> On 8/10/06, Greg Stark <gstark at electrorent.com> wrote:
> >
> > I had asked earlier if anyone had used Ubuntu for server
> > work.  (Matthew,
> > sorry I don't do IRC and I didn't respond till now.)
> >
> > >From what I have read, the major difference between the two, Fedora is
> > SELinux (SUSE is also SELinux.)  Ubuntu claims to have closed all but
> > the
> > necessary ports.  Is that enough to be secure?
> >
> > Ubuntu 6 has better management tools.
> >
> > FC has a 9 months life, then it becomes legacy which lasts ...?  Ubuntu
> > 6
> > will have five years of guaranteed project support.
> >
> > Which would you choose?
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Matthew Gallizzi
>
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