Re: MV on Ubuntu


With the release frenzy on Ubuntu I'd never consider it for a critical
server. Maybe the server version is a bit more version stable? I've had no
reason to try it. I tend to lean towards Debian for a stable Linux O/S. If
you want an up-to-date desktop, Ubuntu is nice due to the current versions
of kernels, hardware drivers, and software. I don't think they spend enough
time debugging things before they release a new version, though. On the
other side I just started with Fedora 9 and so far I am not at all
impressed. Not only did the dmraid driver in the installer mistakenly use my
_only_ backup disk as an improper RAID-0 volume, but I've also run into
several rpm DB corruptions within the couple of weeks I've been using it!
Fedora 10 is supposed to be released Tuesday, but I don't plan on upgrading
after my experiences with 9. My case is probably small due to the number of
SATA controller chips out there, but the fact is it ruined my only backup
and I had no notion that /dev/mapper/nvidia-blahblah was a supposed on-chip
RAID array(which was disabled in CMOS)!

The problem with offering MV on the various distros is offering packaged
solutions. The point of any package-oriented Linux distro is to allow the
admin to install and remove software bundles without breaking the
dependencies and the system. Since there are multiple packaging systems and
different library versions on various distros it's kinda tough keeping up
with it all. I offered to package OpenQM for Debian stable and even uploaded
a .deb for one of the earlier GPL releases on GoogleGroups, but the problem
there is having real-time access to the latest source. If the software
version is constantly changing then there needs to be automatic updates to
follow in a timely manner.

Glen

"dawn" <dawnwolthuis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:88728f7a-17dd-4efb-b5a0-e7161f06a338@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I forget what thread it was in, likely the one about someone dumping
lots of TigerLogic stock, in which case it is best to start a new
thread anyway. Glen was mentioning wanting to use other flavors of
unix than RedHat for his MV server environment. I don't know what
other versions of MV run on various linux distros, but I was just
reading a Cache ng thread where people said they were successfully
running Cache' on Ubuntu, but that it was not a supported platform.
Like most companies who run on any flavor of linux, I'm pretty sure
they are researching that possibility.

Just FYI. --dawn


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Linux - Free for Business?
    ... You can use a Linux distro that's free in every sense of the word. ... Debian, Fedora or Ubuntu ... everything you need to run a server. ...
    (alt.os.linux)
  • Re: Ubuntu 8.10 RC and NVIDIA 96.43.05
    ... ubuntu 8.10 or other new linux distro. ... X.org server that not supported by the _old_ nvidia drivers. ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Re: ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 46, Issue 77
    ... Ubuntu 8.04 LTS installation on ServerWorks failed to read ... Web GUI for server administration ... Justification: renders package unusable ...
    (Ubuntu)
  • Wikipedia adopts Ubuntu for its server infrastructure
    ... I wonder why they are still using Linux instead of Windoze. ... Wikipedia adopts Ubuntu for its server infrastructure ... Ubuntu Linux distribution. ... but the distribution has been slow to gain acceptance on ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: (no subject)
    ... either something to replace Win XP and or build my own personal server. ... Debian was the first encouraging encounter. ... paragraph as operating system. ... Maybe start with Ubuntu rather than Debian straight off (I never quite ...
    (freebsd-questions)
Loading