Can i select CentOS still?
Hello
I am a new learner who is learning Linux for the last one year, in our country education related to Linux is slightly not upto par, so finding some one to teach linux is an issue and finding knowledge through forums and online mode. Presently I am learning setting up servers and fixing security issues, in this I am confused with selecting proper OS for a server, can i go still with CentOS 6.X ? Is it good and stable or should i select some other distro? Also is there any good guide to learn all commands and how to tutorials for CentOS 6.X? |
Hi,
of course CentOS is a good and stable Server OS, but everything to get information on how to do something in CentOS is related to RedHat, because CentOS is a free release based on RedHat, so everything applies. some how-to's and here good luck Regards. |
CentOS is a good choice!
Some tutorials: http://wiki.centos.org/Documentation http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos |
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I have never used DirectAdmin, but according to their website, CentOS 6.x is supported:
http://www.directadmin.com/install.html http://www.directadmin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=79 |
Thanks for the information, i had gone through it.
Also one more doubt, some companies are selling VPS with guaranteed RAM and burst RAM, how to identify originally how much RAM is alloted and how much is BURST, is there any command for that in CentOS? I should clearly get information on how much is original RAM and how much is swap or burst, i tried "free" or "free -m" but not sure is it right |
I do not know the answer to your guaranteed/burst RAM question, sorry.
Be careful with VPS; they are not necessarily "genuine CentOS": http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/OtherSpins |
CentOS is good but if you can go with RHEL and get support I highly recommend it. CentOS is basically RHEL with all the red hat names stripped out and replaced with CentOS and is given away with no support. If this system is going to be generating revenue for you I wouldn't go with an OS with no support.
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Do you need paid support? That is the main difference between Red Hat and CentOS. (If you are paying a hosting company then you may be able to get support from them.)
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by no support it means you wont have a team of people to answer your questions directly from a support staff.
Centos has an active community and RHEL and Centos are almost one in the same so tutorials/guides will apply. |
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Hope that clarifies my response a little better. |
DirectAdmin VPS implies this is a low-budget project; if you are considering the required $299+ per year for Red Hat support for your e-commerce enterprise, then you probably want a better server/hosting plan too. :)
I think CentOS with community/wiki/forum support is probably fine for most people's needs. |
I agree with everyone here. CentOS is a very good OS. That said Oracle Linux is also putting their OS out there. It is based on Red Hat as well but with tweaks added for better database support...you can buy support but you don't have to. I think they had said you get quarterly updates if you go that route rather than monthly. We have a mixed Red Hat, CentOS and Oracle Linux environment and they all run great.
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Also I have a small doubt if we learn the commands in CentOS will it be the same for Debian or Ubuntu? |
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