[SlugLUG] Debian As A Server

[Erich Blume]

While we're throwing out distro names - I recommend Gentoo. The x86 arc with
the "hardened" use flag provides a very good server environment, and you'll
still be able to unmask unstable packages on a per-package basis. I've heard
a lot of good things about using Gentoo for a server, and it's never done me
wrong for my small apache/mysql/php needs - even though I'm using "~amd64",
the entirely unstable x86_64 branch.

-Erich

On 6/11/06 2:19 PM, "Rohan Sheth" <rohan at rohan.ws> wrote:

> So you would recommend unstable over stable, right?  I'll try to do a
> little more research into where bug fixes end up and probably make a
> decision based on that and what other people say.  But you bring up an
> excellent point that I didn't think of before.
> 
> --Rohan
> 
> Eric Carter wrote:
>> If I recall correctly, testing isn't going to be a good choice for what
>> you're looking for. While it is slightly more stable than unstable, it's
>> not supported by the security team. And since packages sit in testing
>> for longer than they sit in unstable that means the stable version will
>> be patched, the unstable version will have the new version (presumably
>> including the security fix) and you'll still be stuck with the unpatched
>> version in testing.
>> 
>> EC
>> 
>> Rohan Sheth wrote:
>>   
>>> Hiya, I know some of you guys are busy with finals and whatnot, so
>>> answer this question whenever you get a chance...
>>> 
>>> I have been thinking about buying a new dell poweredge server but I
>>> can't decide what to run on it.  The server's main purpose will be web
>>> serving (mysql/httpd/etc) and if that was the only thing it did, I would
>>> be running Debian Stable on it.  However, it will also act as a
>>> thin-client server meaning that it will run all the applications that
>>> users on the network use.  Therefore, debian stable is a bit outdated
>>> for it, considering most users like running relatively recent software.
>>> Therefore, I have been having trouble deciding between debian unstable
>>> and testing.  I realize that unstable is the best choice in terms of
>>> recent version releases, but as this is also a web-server I need
>>> something that is relatively secure and "stable."  I am strongly
>>> considering Debian Testing because of the reasons listed above, but I
>>> would love additional opinions.  While some of you may recommend
>>> completely separate distribution of Linux (which is fine), I prefer
>>> Debian because of its steadfast history of stability and its rampant
>>> recognition.  What should I use?
>>> 
>>> --Rohan
>>> 
>>> 
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