Linux "equivalent" to freebsd

[Simon Gao]

Stephen Liu wrote:
> --- DAve <dave.list at pixelhammer.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Patrick Bowen wrote:
>>     
>>> mailing-lists at msdi.ca wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry this question is a little off-topic...
>>>>
>>>> We've been using Freebsd for many years and all of our servers are
>>>>         
>>>> running
>>>> freebsd.
>>>>
>>>> The only thing that is a pain with freebsd, is poor commercial
>>>>         
>> support :(
>>     
>>>> We are running in a situation where a customer needs Zend platform
>>>>         
>> 3
>>     
>>>> (http://www.zend.com/products/zend_platform) which won't be
>>>>         
>> available for
>>     
>>>> freebsd until the end of the year...
>>>>
>>>> So I will need to setup a machine with linux.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know much about linux distributions, could someone
>>>>         
>> recommend 
>>     
>>>> one to
>>>> me please.
>>>>
>>>> We are looking for a platform that will support amd64 extensions,
>>>>         
>> will 
>>     
>>>> act
>>>> as a console only server and that has a good way to install ports
>>>>         
>> and
>>     
>>>> upgrade. We want something secure and stable. We don't wanna go
>>>>         
>> with 
>>     
>>>> Redhat
>>>> or any commercial distribution.
>>>>
>>>> I really like the cvsup/make install/portupgrade way of dealing
>>>>         
>> with
>>     
>>>> software installation and updates and I am looking for something 
>>>> equivalent
>>>> on a linux distribution.
>>>>
>>>> Could you recommend a distribution you are using in production,
>>>>         
>> we've 
>>     
>>>> check
>>>> ubuntu, fedora and Debian, but I wonder what freebsd users
>>>>         
>> recommend...
>>     
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>   
>>>>         
>>> Take a look at Slackware.
>>>
>>> http://www.slackware.com
>>>
>>> Patrick
>>>       
>> Seconded, if I got to run Linux, I run Slackware (and I have in 
>> production). If you need it there is a port of Slack to AMD64 called 
>> slamd64, http://www.slamd64.com/.
>>
>> FreeBSD users will appreciate it's simplicity and it's stability.
>>     
>
>
> slamd64-11.0 has issue on nVidia driver, same as FreeBSD 6.2-amd64. 
> Besides you need to recompile kernel to enable smp technology.  Each
> time after recompiling/upgrading kernel you need to reinstall the
> driver download on nVidia.com.  The situation is better than FBSD.  I
> can't locate driver for FBSD x86_64 on their website, only x_86
> available.  The onboard NIC fails to work and X can't work properly 
> However smp technology is already enabled on FBSD.
>
> I have slamd64-11.0 and FreeBSD 6.2-amd64 running here.
>
> I have no knowledge on CentOS.  I'm prepared to try it.  According to
> folks on their forum CentOS supports nVidia chipset without problem.   
>
>
> B.R.
> Stephen Liu
>
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Why not give Gentoo Linux (www.gentoo.org) a try. By using Gentoo Linux, 
you not only get the similar port system, portage, as with FreeBSD, but 
also enjoy all the benefits Linux can provide. Gentoo Linux is very 
flexible and has a very good support community.

Simon