On 1/27/2010 9:08 AM, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote:
> On 01/27 02:21 , Huw Wyn Jones wrote:
>> Is there much difference between Linux distros when it comes to building a
>> new Backuppc server from scratch? I'm thinking of going for either CentOS
>> or Debian but I was curious if anyone had any comments or insight on the
>> matter.
>
> Debian all the way. Best packages and package management.
> You can generally get advice from the Ubuntu people on how to manage it as
> well; but you have the advantage that your distro isn't named after an 
> animal. ;)

Centos is perfectly usable as well with the advantage that security 
updates match and quickly follow what Red Hat Enterprise does.  And they 
actually have a schedule for the minor revision updates.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com




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