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There is a server edition of Ubuntu (I am running it myself on a<BR>
personal server) and it works well. It does not run X. For me the<BR>
software management systems available is really about the only real<BR>
significant factor for me for servers. How difficult is it to upgrade<BR>
and stay current? What software is available in the repo for easy use?<BR>
Most distros pretty much have no difficulty in compiling and running<BR>
code otherwise that you download the source for.<BR>
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Many of the big differences between distros do not apply in this case.<BR>
Where are the various config files located?<BR>
What are the defaults for various apps? Logging, chroot, etc.<BR>
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That kind of stuff is generally not so egregiously different from one<BR>
distro to another it does not matter. Gentoo has pretty bash colors by<BR>
default. Since I am currently not using Gentoo anymore but liked their<BR>
colors I snagged a Gentoo bash $PS1 variable and use it on ubuntu now.<BR>
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<B>From</B>: Mr. B-o-B <<A HREF="mailto:%22Mr.%20B-o-B%22%20%3cmr.chew.baka@gmail.com%3e">mr.chew.baka@gmail.com</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list@mn-linux.org><BR>
<B>To</B>: TCLUG Mailing List <<A HREF="mailto:TCLUG%20Mailing%20List%20%3ctclug-list@mn-linux.org%3e">tclug-list@mn-linux.org</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [tclug-list] Window Maker distro<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:55:27 -0600 (CST)<BR>
<B>Mailer</B>: Alpine 2.00 (LNX 1167 2008-08-23)<BR>
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Drmgiver cried from the depths of the abyss...
> Most distros include it in repos to my knowledge. As for Slackware, I
> know it is just me being me, but I refuse to use it based on how it got
> it's name.
>
That is a shame. I have the same feeling about Ubuntu (which is an
African word for not smart enough to use Slackware). I have installed
Ubuntu for my Mom, and a handful of others that are challenged. It's a
nice n00b distro. Once you grow some teeth, or need to put a server into
production you might find the hand holding fisher price aspect of Ubuntu
a turn off. This of course my is just my opinion.
You should give it a try. It's lovely!
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