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Which operating system is best?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by sp360, Aug 6, 2008.

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  1. theapparatus

    theapparatus Peon

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    Would love to know why folks like CentOS so much. I find it very lacking and unsecure unless you add in additional features and programs.
     
    theapparatus, Aug 24, 2009 IP
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    *BSD is the best choice...
     
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  3. Allen Hill

    Allen Hill Guest

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    I would suggest you to consider Cent OS operating system as it is compatible with most of the applications and control panels. Also, it is considered to be easier to use in comparison to other Linux based operating systems.
     
    Allen Hill, Aug 24, 2009 IP
  4. blue_angel

    blue_angel Well-Known Member

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    In my oppinion CentOS operating system , because its more easier and compatible ... more
     
    blue_angel, Aug 28, 2009 IP
  5. UtemptMe - Ed

    UtemptMe - Ed Peon

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    #25
    Centos or Fedora.

    I don't mind Ubuntu Desktop :)
     
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  6. phooka

    phooka Member

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    #26
    I have windows servers and CentOS servers for different purposes if you know how to manage them get what you need. Linux is the more prevelent.
     
    phooka, Aug 30, 2009 IP
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    #27
    Lacking? Can you explain a bit more?
    There are so many repos for CentOS, various packages that you want are there. In terms on security, you don't have to worry about it - any updates/patches that are done for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is also applied in CentOS.

    So it's like the enterprise distro which is Red Hat, being repacked for the public and it became CentOS.
     
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  8. picos

    picos Active Member

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    centos is the best choice, only 10MB RAM for centos load.
     
    picos, Aug 31, 2009 IP
  9. Active_Hosting

    Active_Hosting Peon

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    #29
    I have been using Cenos for the past 5 years, and lov it
     
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    I am using Centos 5.
     
    activeserve, Sep 2, 2009 IP
  11. theapparatus

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    As I've noted earlier, every package that I consider needed and necessary for a hosting server, like svn, had to be added afterwards. Therefore lacking.
     
    theapparatus, Sep 3, 2009 IP
  12. Ladadadada

    Ladadadada Peon

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    #32
    It depends on your needs.

    For my needs, I would use Solaris 10 for the database server and CentOS for the web servers. If I had caching proxy servers in front of the web servers I would probably put them on Solaris 10 as well.

    I usually prefer Debian to CentOS as a server OS but for a web server, Apache and especially PHP need updating quite often. I roll my own RPMs for this purpose and since I have never looked into rolling .debs, CentOS is easier for me.

    I have used RHEL but we never got any significant advantage out of it when compared to CentOS.

    I have also used FreeBSD (or was it NetBSD ? I can't remember now) and it was quite nice.

    However, all of this is mostly irrelevant because the operating system is not what uses the resources. What makes the biggest differences when choosing software are the choices between Apache/Lighttpd, PHP/Perl/Java, PostGres/MySQL, MyISAM/InnoDB, Wordpress/Joomla/Drupal and so on.

    Therefore, my recommendation for OS is what you find most comfortable and easiest to use.
     
    Ladadadada, Sep 12, 2009 IP
  13. sevmax

    sevmax Peon

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    #33
    Definetely - CentOS 5 :)
     
    sevmax, Sep 12, 2009 IP
  14. Stroh

    Stroh Notable Member

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    Cent OS 5 has been serving me well for the past few years. Easy to use and works with cPanel the best.
     
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    CentOS 5, just to keep the tally piling up.
     
    SecureCP, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    bladewing5 Greenhorn

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    #36
    Performance, security, and stability wise, it's Linux ^^. I'm currently using CentOS 5.3 btw.
     
    bladewing5, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    #37
    The best operating system is one that is properly configured and well maintained.

    It is even possible to configure and maintain a secure windows server (though it would not be my preference).
     
    the_wanderer, Sep 15, 2009 IP
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    sahabcse Well-Known Member

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    I am using ubuntu for Desktop, server RHEL
     
    sahabcse, Sep 16, 2009 IP
  19. sp360

    sp360 Well-Known Member

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    #39
    Since opening up this thread (over a year ago) I've learned a lot.
    Bought many dedicated servers and yes CentOS is the best so far.

    However uBuntu is awesome for Desktop
     
    Last edited: Sep 19, 2009
    sp360, Sep 19, 2009 IP
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