I am sure there are several ways to do this, but is there a tool built into Ubuntu or a recommended way to check the version of any given library you have installed on an ubuntu server?
Lets just say I am a fanatic to using something such as this, and would be willing to purchase the appropriate licenses (or open version of Solaris maybe) and install it.
My questions are, do software packages such as (an) sshd and recent Apache versions install nicely on such flavours of Unix? Can you install BASH on them for the sake of easier administration? I currently do not care for the ease of Ubuntu as much of my work if any is very precise and often automated.
I would just like some insight on if this is a good idea, of if something such as Solaris runs many sites online. I would see the use of Solaris to run my site more important than the bit more ease Linux distributions could provide (just me:))
Ken.
I'm using Ubuntu server right now (for local development) and noticed that some Ubuntu packages like apache have their config files... um... scattered.
While official Apache docs primarily refer to httpd.conf for everything, Ubuntu's Apache packages cleverly divides this one file into ..um...>20 files.
For example, instead of adding virtual hosts in httpd.conf you are expected to create files in a subdirectory, then alias it to another directory...m'ok. I guess many people like this...but I'm..um...think this overcomplicates things. if I want my config separated - I can do it myself.
What Linux server distro in your opinion has their packages customized the least by distro creators?
I am looking for a Server oriented distro that we can expect have decent support but also offer as much as possible some of the latest features that KVM might offer.
I am leaning towards Ubuntu LTS 10.04, because well it's LTS and more bleeding edge, but I find Ubuntu not serious enough in terms of support (I say this a heavy Ubuntu user). Given that Centos 6 is not out yet, I am not sure if going Centos 5 would be the best option in terms of getting more features from KVM.
Any other distro you would recommend that could meet the criteria of long term support? (At least 4 years)
I would like a linux distro for testing reasons. I want to mock a server which is why i am posting here instead of SU. It should have no GUI alike most (all?) VPS and use very little memory. As little as 64mb but i'll be running it as a 128mb VM.
Where can i find something like this? I seen host offer VPS with debian and ubuntu both as a 350mb image. I looked at debian's site and seen a 180 MB disto which i am worried cannot mock a server (maybe it can?) as i cannot find a software list. Then i see a 650mb image which is obviously for desktop users. I am unsure how to install it to use little ram and no GUI.
Does anyone know where i can get a debian base distro suitable for low memory and no GUI?