Peter Booth
2/6/2007 4:36:00 PM
One further consideration - if you are using Windows Virtual server you
should be aware that the MS Linux VM additions assume a particular location
for X windows which means that Debian based distros such as ubuntu can't
take advantage of the faster, higher res, virtual graphics card. Its crazy
and a colossal pain in the a$$.
If I had a Linux physical desktop (which I don't) I'd be very interested to
try out a user mode linux VM, which is esentially just a process that runs
ontop of Linux. I'm using RHEL for practical reasons but I would rather be
using Debian or Ubuntu.
On 2/6/07 11:22 AM, "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@cesmail.net> wrote:
> Luke Ivers wrote:
>> I'm building a Linux VM inside of my Windows box so I can experiment with
>> setting up different ruby/rails situations, configuring apache, trying
>> out
>> nginx, etc.
>>
>> I know this is usually a heated debate, but does anyone have any good
>> suggestions on which release of Linux I should be using?
>>
>> I've used Ubuntu before, but just as a desktop, not in a server-type
>> environment.
>>
>> Other than that, I really don't have much experience with any Linux
>> flavors.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> It depends on what sort of server you're looking at. As you state,
> Ubuntu is a desktop OS, as is Gentoo. That really leaves you with two
> practical options, depending mainly on which package management system
> you prefer, RPM/Yum or apt.
>
> 1. RPM/Yum. There are two sub-options here, Fedora and an RHEL clone
> like CentOS 4.4. Fedora is more bleeding edge, but joined at the hip to
> Red Hat. CentOS 4.4 is more stable, but is a pure community effort,
> getting only source RPMs from Red Hat. If it matters, a lot more
> "professional" servers run with Fedora than with CentOS.
>
> 2. Apt. There are a number of Debian-based distros, but I'd recommend
> either Sarge (Debian stable) or Etch (Debian testing but in pretty good
> shape for servers and "close to stable").
>
> Unless you have strong feelings to the contrary, you'll probably be
> better off with a stable Fedora -- I think the latest is Fedora Core 6,
> but Fedora Core 5 might be in better shape. I don't personally run any
> of the above regularly -- I run Gentoo (mostly workstations) with
> occasional shots at CentOS for testing as close to RHEL as I can get
> without buying something, or Fedora for things like Planet CCRMA, which
> is Fedora Core 5 based. I haven't touched Debian since the Sarge release
> -- I loaded it on an ancient laptop and gave the machine away to a
> friend of mine for a church project. :)
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