Kitchen <kitchen@(protected):

> I've been lurking on the list for a while, but haven't posted before.
> We're looking at upgrading our co-lo web server which is now running
> Debian Sarge. Some people we know have suggested we take a look at
> Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. Is there anywhere a balanced
> overview of the pros and cons of using Debian or Ubuntu?
>
> I'd appreciate any URLs or your own thoughts. Thanks.

I use Debian for my servers and Kubuntu on my laptop.

To me, stability is the most important thing for servers. The long
release cycle of Debian is actually a good thing, when it comes to
servers.

Usually when I install a new servers, I see where in the release cycle
the current testing branch is in. If testing is frozen, then I install
that. If not, I install stable. In any case, I stay on stable (or move
into stable, if I installed testing) until a new stable is released. If
I really need a new version of a package (for some reason), I usually
get it from backport or compile it myself.

--
John L. Fjellstad
web: http://www.fjellstad.org/       Quis custodiet ipsos custodes


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