Hi there all,

I have to mount a server application, so Im on the process to chose the best, more reliable, etc. OS, for the matter.

i was researching that on the linux world the Ubuntu might be the one.

I familiarizared with the Suse enviroment, so that is why im asking if the suse 11 is server material. Does it has the apache server, the mysql... etc.

Also, i know that when linux no bother if it is a pc, also an old one, but what about an old pc, covnerted to a server with linux, i know that there are the installation requirements but, maybe an opinion?

Or maybe some that has installed, configured same dutie as mine?


And for the ubuntu thing,
this is the one that i was thinkin of
ubuntu-9.04-server-i386

Im Trying to setup a Open source application for Elecrtonic Medical Records. called open emr.
And i have like newbbie experience on servers, however i had worked with iis and apache, nothing serious..., but i felt kind of newbbie

According to this page it has the server packages. As you're familiar with it, it's the obvious choice.

I run Slackware servers (just my preference). The one at home runs on an AMD K6-III/450MHz with 128MB memory.

If you want to use Ubuntu for a business server, stick to a Long Term Support version (8.04 currently). 8.04 is supported till april 2013 while 9.04 will only be supported till october 2010.

Personally I will never go for Ubuntu server as the default install lacks some stuff like the ssh daemon. So that implies extra downloads afterwards. I installed it once, found that out and threw it off again.

Just on a site note:
You don't want to waste processor power and memory on a graphical user interface. So Ubuntu server editions come without the graphical environment (can be installed afterwards). So if you're not familiar with command line, it's time to get the experience.