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Re: Why choose Debian on server

From David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Why choose Debian on server
Date 2019-01-02 18:10 +0100
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On 1/2/19 2:51 AM, Alessandro Baggi wrote:
> Hi list,
> I'm new to this list and I'm choosing the right distribution for server 
> needs. I hope that I'm not OT and don't want start a flame. I'm 
> evaluating the possibility to switch on debian so I hope you will give 
> your experiences about this topic.
> 
> At the moment I'm using CentOS 7 on server and workstation but very old 
> software, add third repos for get some software, use unmaintained 
> software where patchs are released by dev distro team, big changes 
> between a current release and next release, big corporation piloted 
> distro, waiting that rh release a security patches and then recompiled 
> on centos, problem on new hardware, unable to install new software from 
> source due to old libs get me bored, and frustated in the last year. I 
> like flexibility and I noticed that centos chains my knowledge.
> 
> Today seems that RH Family is the standard and rh is more supported by 
> software vendors. Considering 10 years of support, Selinux working out 
> of the box, stability, enteprise class and free distro..user choose 
> Centos with the perception that things work better because all is 
> "followed" by a corporation. With this assumption users feel more secure 
> and unfailing.
> 
> This is not necessarely true. I think that is the sysadmin that make 
> things safer, secure and unfailing. Sure that a stable and reliable OS 
> take his part but when big blue take this game I'm not so sure about 
> centos future. What if someone will choose to drop centos project? Maybe 
> this is premature but from this "Why not choose a stable and community 
> piloted distro where user needs are first purpose?"
> 
> I used Debian in the past on several server for a big company without 
> any problems but now are several years that I use centos on server and 
> workstation and today I lost my debian knowledge about stability on 
> server usage.
> 
> Why you choose debian on server? Where for you it is better than centos 
> and other server distro?

What is your environment?  How many servers?  What software on each 
server?  How many users/ how much load on each server?  Future needs?


David

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Why choose Debian on server Alessandro Baggi <alessandro.baggi@gmail.com> - 2019-01-02 12:00 +0100
  Re: Why choose Debian on server Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-01-02 15:00 +0100
    Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-02 15:30 +0100
      Re: Why choose Debian on server Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-01-02 17:50 +0100
        Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-02 19:50 +0100
          Re: Why choose Debian on server Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-01-02 21:20 +0100
            Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-02 23:20 +0100
              Re: Why choose Debian on server Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-01-03 01:40 +0100
          Re: Why choose Debian on server Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-01-02 22:10 +0100
            Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-02 23:30 +0100
  Re: Why choose Debian on server David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2019-01-02 18:10 +0100
    Re: Why choose Debian on server Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-01-02 21:00 +0100
      Re: Why choose Debian on server Alessandro Baggi <alessandro.baggi@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 10:40 +0100
      Re: Why choose Debian on server Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-01-03 12:00 +0100
        Re: Why choose Debian on server Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-01-03 19:00 +0100
          Re: Why choose Debian on server Alessandro Vesely <vesely@tana.it> - 2019-01-04 19:00 +0100
            Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 21:00 +0100
    Re: Why choose Debian on server Alessandro Baggi <alessandro.baggi@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 10:40 +0100
  Re: Why choose Debian on server kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 04:00 +0100
  Re: Why choose Debian on server Gary Dale <garyndp@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 05:50 +0100
  Re: Why choose Debian on server Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2019-01-03 16:20 +0100
    Re: Why choose Debian on server steef <debian.linux@home.nl> - 2019-01-03 16:50 +0100
      Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 17:30 +0100
      Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-03 20:30 +0100
        Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 21:20 +0100
          Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 22:40 +0100
            Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-03 23:20 +0100
            Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 04:00 +0100
              Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 09:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 12:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 19:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 20:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 20:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 22:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 22:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 23:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 21:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-04 21:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 22:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 22:40 +0100
                Re: bad printing results (was: Why choose Debian on server) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-01-04 23:20 +0100
                Re: bad printing results (was: Why choose Debian on server) Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-04-03 16:10 +0200
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-05 10:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-05 12:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-05 14:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-01-05 13:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-05 15:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-05 20:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-05 20:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-06 01:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 13:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-06 14:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 16:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 16:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-06 16:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 17:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 17:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 18:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 18:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 18:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 18:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 18:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 19:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 19:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 20:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 21:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-10 11:10 +0100
                Re: long page screenshots (was: Why choose Debian on server) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-01-07 01:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 18:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-07 01:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-07 19:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-07 22:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-08 01:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-09 20:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-09 21:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-16 00:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-06 18:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-01-06 19:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-10 21:40 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-07 02:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-06 16:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-06 16:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-06 18:50 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-07 15:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-07 19:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-06 16:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-08 14:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-01-04 22:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2019-01-04 22:30 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 23:10 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2019-01-04 22:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 22:20 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-01-04 22:50 +0100
              Re: Why choose Debian on server Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-01-04 16:00 +0100
                Re: Why choose Debian on server Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-01-04 19:30 +0100
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