On 14/01/13 22:24, Hendrik Visage wrote:
On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Shaun Thomas
<stho...@optionshouse.com <mailto:stho...@optionshouse.com>> wrote:
Hey guys,
I'm not sure the last time I saw this discussion, but I was
somewhat curious: what would be your ideal Linux distribution for
a nice solid PostgreSQL installation? We've kinda bounced back and
forth between RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu LTS, so I was wondering
what everyone else thought.
Find the one that suits *you* (or rather your employer/client) and use
that ;)
We can debate the pros and cons of each and every distro, and in the
end it'll be the one that suits your (or your client/employer's) needs
and makes you (or your client/employer) happy that'll win the battle.
In the bigger enterprises, RHEL and SuSE typically wins.
As you go down the Centos/Fedora/Ubuntu/Debians start to become more
prevalent (license costs etc.)
The questions you'll need to ask and investigate:
1) Do I want license/support that I can pay somebody to look into my
OS troubles?
2) How "active" is the community for this distro?
3) Which distros are the people around you using? (ie.
replacement/backups/etc.)
4) Do you want bleeding/leading/stable/old releases?
5) Can you compile from source for this?
6) What OSes are your hosting/etc. supporting? (for the servers on the
net out there)
7) Am I/company/client happy with this choice?
In essence...
It is that most irritating replies a highly paid consultant can give:
"It depends!"
You have to decide what are the important criteria for your situation,
the above list is a good starting point. I would add 'security" &
'performance' requirements. I am well aware, that if I had attempted to
provide a list, that I would have missed some of the questions Shaun
raised. I am sure other people can add good questions as well.
A lot depends on your actual situation, and your intended use cases.
In a few months, I may have to go through the same exercise for real. :-(
Cheers,
Gavin
