I'm going to install a new server and as usual im asking my self what distro should I use.
Until now I used Redhat and the latest version installed is 7.3, which work very well.
What about Fedora ? is it suitable for a web server or any other server ? Or its better if I buy a Server OS from Redhat / suse / mandrake ?
What about Debian ? is it suitable to such task without allot of hassle around ?
And if I already dive into free systems why not use Gentoo which is amazingly fast but require lots of work around it.
I know there is no one true around this subject, but ill be happy to hear some feedbacks.
I'm facing the same question myself at the moment. I used Redhat, but now the lack of updates suggests moving to some other distro. IMHO -- Fedora is still "the new kid" -- time will tell how much support it will gain. Gentoo I believe is too much of a hassle. I use it at home, for a server the critical aspectes for me are easy maintenance and quick responses to new security volunrabilities. With gentoo a security update is a recompile.
I'm leaning towards Debian at the moment -- it has a wide user base, uses the great apt system (though Fedora can use it too, I guess), and generates new security updates quickly.
Anyone can contradict that?
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