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Linux Server
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Thanks to the excellent level of stability and security offered, there are many system administrators who have chosen Linux as the ideal solution for your server. The distributions targeted for this purpose, moreover, are numerous, and similarly are not those few who manage to adapt to the workplace. Let’s see what are the major Linux distributions for the server world, analyzing both the most famous names, both those that are of particular interest and curiosity.
CentOS
CentOS is a Linux distribution that aims primarily to provide an enterprise class operating system, with all the countless benefits from a robust and stable like this for free and free, especially after the decision of Red Hat not make available the free version of RHEL. This last is the basis on which CentOS is built, which is why there are also broadly consistent with the distribution of “red hat”.
Available for x86 and x86_64 the latest release from the developers about a year ago, is 5.0. The package management system used is YUM, Fedora users already known, and the packages in the repositories covering different sectors, especially in the server, ranging from classic packages for the creation of a web server like Apache or Lighttpd PHP, MySQL or PostgreSQL database from tools for email, without neglecting the most common applications useful to the operation of a server.
A major difference with Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the lack of a valid support and continuous, as is provided by Red Hat for its customers. Leaving aside this aspect, however, CentOS time has achieved a level of confidence really noteworthy, placing themselves in a respectable position in the ranking of preferences in server environments. There are many, in fact, companies that have folded this distribution for the realization of its computer network or its servers, and not uncommon web hosting services based precisely on CentOS.
Debian and Ubuntu Server
The development cycle significantly slower than other distributions and the extreme care with which the packets are analyzed and tested before being made available to users, have made over time Debian distro of Linux a more stable and reliable. These two features blend well with the needs of every system administrator, which is why Debian has managed to lose population, as well as in the desktop, also in servers, especially with the stable branch, and to a lesser extent with the testing. The packages available in Debian repositories are in fact numerous, and hardly even the latest versions are entering into a short time, the software sector is still leading. To simplify operations, then during the OS installation you can choose to add the packages specific to each server environment, such as Apache, PHP, mail server and so on.
For those who want to focus on packages fresh without losing sight of the reliability, the developers of Ubuntu have well thought of designing a version of the distribution “for human beings” for its server environments: Use, unlike ‘ Desktop edition, takes place entirely from the command line, and become familiar with Ubuntu Server recommend reading the guide available for use in the relevant section of this site.
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