[linux] I will be setting up 2 linux servers

[Phillip Garland]

If the system is connected to the internet, you probably don't want to
run "Testing" (Sarge). Testing is the slowest to receive security
updates (Packages don't move from Unstable to Testing unless they've
had no Release Critical bug reports for a 10 day period, IIRC).

Unfortunately, Stable (Woody) is so old (you get to choose between
Linux 2.2.20 or 2.4.18, IIRC) that it doesn't support some recent
hardware. Of course, you'd always have the choice of upgrading the
kernel and XFree86, either by pulling packages from a 3rd party
repository, or by rolling your own.

I love Debian, but be aware of the tradeoffs imposed by its release
cycle when using it on a production system.

~Phillip

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, K. David Prince wrote:

>Question is: What do you want to run on your servers?  If it's all
>off-the-shelf applications, you might want to consider Debian.  The
>package management system alone is well worth the effort of installing
>Debian.  The "new" testing repository installed a complete system via the
>net as smooth as glass on one of our HP machines.
>
>Go to <http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/> for a look.
>
>Dave
>
>On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Jairo O. Pi=F1eros wrote:
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>> Hello
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>> I need some help.  I am building 2 linux servers for the Graduate Medica=
l
>> Education.  We have to purchase 2 copies of RedHat Enterprise Linux AS
>> Version 3.  The servers will be HP.
>>
>> . How do I go about this?
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>> . Does campus have a license?
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>> . Does it include support? Or
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>> . Where do we support from?
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>> . Does any recommend a particular HP servers?
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>> Thank you.
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>> PS. FYI - I will NOT be in the office July 8th and 9th.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --Jairo O. Pi=F1eros, UW Medicine, IT Services
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