Linux/Unix - Debian Vs. RedHat

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Debian Vs. RedHat

Supertech

2002-08-08, 3:02 pm

- Moving to Red Hat Linux

http://www.geek.com/newsletter/nl08082002.htm

pamela54

2002-08-08, 3:20 pm

heheh Supertech, thanks alot for your link

====> right in time. I've been fighting over this matter like forever, this guy wants to switch our current Redhat box to Debian and i've been trying to tell him how much better Redhat can be.

I don't like Redhat either, but the thing is 90 percent of my company wants to use Redhat and there's only one guy who wants to switch to debian and the other guy who wants to switch to E-smith

which is me

.

Have you guys ever heard of E-smith??

ccieToBe

2002-08-08, 8:06 pm

I've heard of it but never used it before. Most of my servers run FreeBSD. When you get down to the command line, there isn't really that much difference between the various Linux distros. Just make sure that you keep whatever version you run up to date for security reasons.

pamela54

2002-08-08, 9:30 pm

Actually you are right ccietobe, there isn't much difference between various Linux distros when it comes down to commands and stuff.

Redhat is really a PAIN IN THE XXX when we're talking about hardening, e-smith website says that their distro are based on Redhat but in a much more secure manner, so that way default installation wouldn't get our system compromised ======> but we still have to hardening, updating the system in order to stay secure.

ccietobe i've heard lots of good recommendation over FreeBSD... if i really switch from Linux to *nix should i go for FreeBSD or OpenBSD ? Solaris won't be my choice.

ccieToBe

2002-08-08, 9:57 pm

That depends, what are your servers used for? I typically go for FreeBSD because I'm more familiar with it.

FreeBSD has better hardware and software support as well as more documentation. I think it also runs a little faster but that may just be because I'm more familiar with it so that I can tweak it's performance better.

OpenBSD's more secure by default. Take a look at their home page "One remote hole in the default install, in nearly 6 years!". That should speak for itself.

NetBSD's the 3rd major open source BSD distribution. OpenBSD branched off of it so they're very simular, even more so then FreeBSD and OpenBSD are. NetBSD focuses on supporting as many platforms as possible.

pamela54

2002-08-08, 11:19 pm

Thanks a bunch

i've heard lots of good comments about BSD, probably i'll have to forget the Penguin and join the Devil

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