Server Distribution of the Year
 

The best Linux distribution to install on a server.

--jeremy

Slackware - it just works

I just voted for RHEL on the basis of experience of the server OSs I have worked on so far.
I'm pretty sure Slackware can become a great server OS, given it reaches to the masses that way others are.

If it's not for Linux only, I would've gone for Solaris, ya know. :)

Regards,
Prince

Debian is the distro of my choice when it comes to something complicated as running a server.

Couldn't agree more :)

Not going to mention how I voted. It does run my server though and I am using it now for my desktop. :)

I use slackware everywhere... Why would I change for my server?

Hi,

Debian gets my vote although I use (have to) RHEL at work for 75% of the servers.

Kind regards,

Eric

Slackware, of course.

+1

Everything is where I expect it to be

+1 for Debian. Slackware is also really nice.

Hmm, mine is'nt in there: free BSD. You could technically feed it nuclear stuff :D

Debian ... just rock solid!

I actually used Debian when I ran servers myself, but voted RHEL since for enterprise class servers, they simply can't be beat, and they're service is fantastic. We actually use them at work and we've had to enlist them before for stuff that was beyond the server admins ability (which was everything since I was the only one that knew any linux, and I wasn't an admin).

Slackware, what else ?

you say so.. :D

My home firewall and NFS server have both been running Slackware exclusively for years. +1 Slackware

I wish I could vote for CentOS as well but voted for Debian why because it's the best.

I love Debian but prefer RHEL/CentOS as a server distro. Debian is a great general purpose distro, but Red Hat is designed as a server platform. So many of the defaults are set up for server use that it just makes life easier. The fact that Debian comes with an open firewall is just one example.

Slackware - duh!
 

Look over there on the left.

Yup. see there where it says the date I joined and all that stuff?

Right there where it says, "Distro".


Slackin' since 1993 biotches!

I hope that helps :)

Kindest regards,

.

Slackware FTW!!!

Slackware Linux
 

Still Slackware for me, as the year before. It works and hasn't let me down a single time.

I think between Slackware and Debian , but voted for Slackware :) maybe because I've started using GNU/Linux from Slack.
But it would be nice for Slackware to have some more packages in the official repository.

Debian is better/simpler when you have lots of servers, to my mind. Or when you need some more specific software which is available from the official repository.

RHEL is the best to work with.


CentOS, Scientific Linux, Oracle Linux are different faces of it.


Will try slackware.

And, uhmm.. technically speaking.. FreeBSD is also not Linux ;)

All the active distro's made for servers:

AgiliaLinux
Alpine
ALT Linux
AnNyung
Arch
Asianux
Burapha
Calculate
Caos
CentOS
ClearOS
Debian
Devil-Linux
EnGarde Secure Linux
Fedora
Fermi
Funtoo
Gentoo
IDMS Linux
Kubuntu
Linpus
Linux Caixa Mágica
Mageia
Mandriva
Miracle
Nature's
Novell SLE
O-Net
openmamba
openSUSE
Openwall
Oracle
Parabola
Phayoune Secure Linux
Plamo
PLD Linux
Proxmox
PUIAS
Red Hat
Scientific
Server Optimized Linux
Slackware
SME Server
Superb Mini Server
Syllable Server
TFM Linux
Turbolinux
TurnKey
Ubuntu
UHU-Linux
Untangle Gateway
Yellow Dog
Zentyal
Zeroshell

i use fedora-15 for ssh, apache, and file server but its not on the list. (centos)

CentOS
 

CentOS since it is free and also have same features which RHEL has. It can address Enterprise level requirement, like High Availability Cluster, Storage filesystem, Virtualization etc.. After RHEL I prefer CentOS.

Regards
Charanjit Singh

Yeah, but it is open source, there's a FreeBSD section on here, and it is fscking awesome on server.

I too would have voted that way had the option been there.

My son uses Ubuntu on our home server. It works - and I expect all the others do too - so I can only go with my limited experience.

RHEL
 

RHEL is my choice

To be honest, I hate Ubuntu on servers (in fact, both Ubuntu and Ubuntu Server).

But then I guess this is a "pick a favourite" rather than "pick the best" poll.

And now I can vote for Slackware :D

There is the regular OpenSuSE server missing above
that is my choice since many years for all my servers

Debian is my choice, however, I have CentOS on my server, which I find have made things a little easier to configure. Debian is starting to make slight changes in config files, which sometimes can be annoying.

IMHO Debian only beat CentOS due to Open Source Philosophy, as well as creating the distro themselves, as opposed to using Redhat Sources.

Yes, I too struggled to pick between them.. however, had to go with Debian purely on fact it's not a clone of RedHat.

Server Dist
 

Debian. Safe and secure............

Debian, most certainly Debian.

I can't find Zentyal....

That's would get my vote!

Or then eBox (on Ubuntu Server).

I'm well with Debian Lenny.

400+ boxes humming away, but Nagios is silent...

Debian.. ;)

Let's do heartbeat with the same heart :)

I guess I am the odd one out since I like Ubuntu LTS on every one of my servers.
It's stable, fast and easy to setup. I just love apt/dpkg.

CentOS is good

No, definitely not the odd one. In my company Ubuntu LTS by the number of servers had a lead last year over CentOS and Debian but this year Debian almost disappeared in favour of Ubuntu with last Lenny getting replaced by Lucid this month. We still have some CentOS 5 and 2 Debian Squeeze running key pieces of our infrastructure but everything else is Ubuntu LTS now. 5-year support and LTS to LTS upgrades - it's a winner.

For me the FreeBSD is best!

Same as last year - Slackware :)

Slackware.

No match for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and for its support.