[sllug-members]: new server Centos or Ubuntu or Slack?

[Salt Lake Linux Users Group Discussions]

One point I want to make sure is that there is a ubuntu server version
which is very stripped down and not the desktop version.

Remo

Doran L. Barton wrote:
> Not long ago, Remo Mattei proclaimed...
>> I am in a process to build a new linux qmail box what do you suggest? I
>> wonder if anyone has any suggestions on their preferences..
> 
> Really, do what you're most familiar with.
> 
> Ubuntu seems to me to more widely known as a desktop OS than server OS,
> partly because, as Kyle mentioned, it is more bleeding edge. CentOS is a
> clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and is therefore more conservative. This
> is probably more appropriate for a mail server- especially one that is
> important.
> 
> If there are qmail RPMs, even better. If there are qmail debs, cool.
> Otherwise, I guess you've got to do compile and install yourself. In which
> case, it really doesn't matter, does it.
> 
> Use the Linux distro you're most familiar with.
> 
> -=Fozz
> 
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