On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:50 AM, Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote: > > Like RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu LTS is absolutely appropriate for server use. > In fact, it's sort of refreshing to set up a new server that isn't > overloaded with bloat from the very start. Setting up a new VMWare image > w/ Ubuntu Server takes at most 10 minutes whereas doing the same w/ > CentOS 5 takes almost an hour (easier just to clone my base install copy > kept for just that purpose). > > I actually use Fedora for my Desktop. It dual boots to Ubuntu but I > don't often use it. The only reason that I ever saw people using Fedora > for production was because the RHEL/CentOS software packages were so > completely out-of-date. Both CentOS and Ubuntu server installs take as long for me. Are you comparing similar levels of install?! (I think that your reply about Fedora is about a post where two people are shocked that I'm supporting Fedora in production. In that particular company, it's just a loyalty and familiarity issue, although I'm sure that if I migrated to CentOS, for example, the DBA'd wine about versions and what have you. Also, I've found server installs of the latest versions of Fedora and Ubuntu stable; it's when you add X and a DE that you can end up with issues.)