Looking for a linux distro for ftp and webserver... any recommendtions?
2 years, 4 months ago.
7 comments so far
Debian 4.0 is my favorite server distro but something like Fedora or CentOS (both Red Hat based) are good options. Debian isn't the most user friendly distro if you're new to Unix terminal admin but it's powerful as hell
A good place to start is DistroWatch @ http://distrowatch.com/ That'll help you get an understanding of what differences, if any, exists between various distros.
Don't go with RedHat. RPM is insanely hard to keep up and maintain. Go with a Debian based system like Ubuntu Server. Slackware will also do it, as well as Vector. Gentoo will need a day to build it all properly, depending on your setup.
7 comments so far
Debian 4.0 is my favorite server distro but something like Fedora or CentOS (both Red Hat based) are good options. Debian isn't the most user friendly distro if you're new to Unix terminal admin but it's powerful as hell
2 years, 4 months ago by dantheman
Not Linux. OpenBSD.
2 years, 4 months ago by merlyn
Debian. It's long been reguarded as one of the best server distros ever, and I personally love it.
2 years, 4 months ago by Kichigai
isn't nearly any distro doing it for those requirements? If you want Debian but user friendly you might wanna use Ubuntu Server eventually.
2 years, 4 months ago by MrTopf
A good place to start is DistroWatch @ http://distrowatch.com/ That'll help you get an understanding of what differences, if any, exists between various distros.
2 years, 4 months ago by dharmapunk
well. was considering between debian and starcom (red hat based)... wanted just few more peoples opinion... :) thanx...
2 years, 4 months ago by bubu1uk
Don't go with RedHat. RPM is insanely hard to keep up and maintain. Go with a Debian based system like Ubuntu Server. Slackware will also do it, as well as Vector. Gentoo will need a day to build it all properly, depending on your setup.
2 years, 4 months ago by strredwolf