[mdlug] Ubuntu vs. FedoraCore vs. SuSE

[Aaron Kulkis]

Joseph Vartanian wrote:
> On 5/11/07, Stan Green <Stan at mcomputersolutions.com> wrote:
>> I have the opportunity to reinstall Linux on a file server. (I don't care to
>> talk about why.) I would also like to make it a mail server some day. This is
>> all for my home network. Right now I have machines with Fedora Core 6 (Web
>> server) and SuSE 10.1 (Desktop). I have been seeing a lot of chatter about
>> Ubuntu but have never used it. Is it enough better than either FC or SuSE to
>> take on a third distro? I have no plans to stop using the other two distros.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Stan Green
>>
> 
> Ubuntu has a nice advantage over other distros as a desktop, since it
> works rather well out of the box.  Ubuntu server however doesn't seems
> to have any real advantage over other distros as a server.  In fact
> when I tried Ubuntu server, I had quite a few problems with it (like
> not booting up after a clean install).  I say until you see a distro
> that has server features that really impress you, stick with what you
> know works.

In that respect, SuSE is a good choice.
I'm not real wild about 10.2... (update problems)... eagerly
awaiting 10.3...