Fedora 12 server on intel E5400 dual core..

jjebaharan · 02-13-2010, 12:39 AM

Which edition of "fedora" can I use for my intel Pentium Dual Core, E5400, 2.7 GHz, 2mb cache and 1gb ram Desktop..? Can I use it as Server of 10 pcs...?
And also I want to know Fedora 12 is Server Editon or Desktop Edition...?

smoker · 02-13-2010, 07:34 AM

Fedora 12 is a desktop edition, but you can modify it during the install or afterwards to remove the desktop stuff.
What kind of server do you want ? If it's for http then it will be fine. If you want it serving terminal clients then you may need more ram.

Bear in mind that it is only supported (updated) for a short period - you may be better off with whitebox linux for a free version of RHEL.

regards

Alan

jjebaharan · 02-14-2010, 07:01 AM

Thanx Alan...

Regards
JJebaharan

mesiol · 02-14-2010, 12:45 PM

Hi,

why don't you use CentOS for your server? It's Redhat Enterprise Linux rebuild. You get up to 7 years support.

jjebaharan · 02-15-2010, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mesiol

Hi,

why don't you use CentOS for your server? It's Redhat Enterprise Linux rebuild. You get up to 7 years support.

Whats the benefit using CentOS...?
Can u explain..?

regards

JJebaharan

strick1226 · 02-15-2010, 02:04 PM

CentOS, like the Redhat Enterprise distribution it's based upon, is arguably better suited for server roles than Fedora Core. It has a much longer release cycle, with lass drastic changes between updates.

Lots of changes in a desktop build is great; lots of changes on a server build can prove problematic.

I run CentOS, Fedora Core, and SLES boxes and definitely prefer CentOS for its stability and no-nonsense approach.

Hope this helps.

jjebaharan · 02-16-2010, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strick1226

CentOS, like the Redhat Enterprise distribution it's based upon, is arguably better suited for server roles than Fedora Core.

Hope this helps.

Thanx...

Regards

JJebaharan