[TriLUG] Server: Debian or Mandrake?

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 12:48 PM, Tarus Balog wrote:

> Here's my take: Debian is reknown for being stable to a fault, but
> Mandrake is also more Red Hat like (while borrowing some cool stuff 
> from
> Debian [Thx Tanner]) so I would be more familiar with it. But since I 
> also
> have access to a Debian guru I am willing to make the jump.
>
> My needs:
>
> 1) Serve files (via Samba)
> 2) Security
> 3) screen (haven't used it - seems cool)
> 4) Ease of maintenance
>
> That's about it.
>
> Suggestions?
>

Tarus,

I think that no matter what you choose, you can't really go
wrong.  Both Debian and Mandrake will do what you want well.
If this is going to be a long time server (i.e. without X),
Debian might be better since it's easier to update/upgrade,
but if you're more familiar with RedHat, Mandrake might be
easier to get your head around quickly.  So, six of one,
half dozen of the other. (Sorry, I realize that doesn't help
much.)

Cheers,
Tanner