Re: OS Recommendations?

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Like Greg, I am a Debian-o-phile. I tailor the installation to the
purpose of the box. Years ago, I set up a box to do my dial-up and local
routing. I switched to DSL, so I changed it to pppoe without difficulty.
I think I started with Potato and then upgraded to Woody. It is still
running Woody with the ext3 file system. That was my first try with a
journaling file system and I am delighted. I also had it set up to pop
my email accounts (fetchmail) and then act as my local IMAP server
(postfix and bincimap). In a fit of upgrade fever, I installed Sarge on
a second 233 AT box and moved the email stuff over. My intention was to
set up the "new" box as my DSL/Router/Firewall as well, but I never got
around to it because the older box was just working and I have been
often admonished: "If it aint broke, don't fix it!" I seem to remember
there was some "good" reason to upgrade to Sarge for email, I just can't
call it up at the moment. I think it had something to do with bincimap
and I needed Sarge to get the update.

When I build a server, I usually install the stable Debian release. I do
the minimum installation to get it booting the way I want and then add
the stuff I need for the server. Debian slices and dices quite nicely.

Greg Madden wrote:
> On Thursday 01 June 2006 13:22, Shane R. Spencer wrote:
>> Why has nobody mentioned Debian? are Debianists a dying breed in AK? :)
>
> Debian is always the OS for discerning GNU/Linux users. I would have
> mentioned it but it seemed so obvious ;-)
>
> Seriously, Debian Etch is a good desktop now, server users need to
> evaluate if it meets their requirements.
>
> It does seem that GNU/Linux users are demanding/using distros that have
> gui tools for configuring the system, pretty pictures > point > click.
>
> I have OpenSuse 10.1 on a box, it is a nice, easy to configure (yast),
> but, imho, it takes to much time to configure the system with yast, yast
> is slow.

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