Which is the best Linux distribution? - UK Web Hosting | Dedicated Server Windows and Linux VPS Forum

**flesso** · #1 (**permalink**) 28-05-2007, 10:49

What do you think is the best Linux distribution? I've always used CentOS, but am currently trying out Mandriva as a workstation.

**eUKhost.com** · #2 (**permalink**) 28-05-2007, 22:10

You forgot to include Debian. I am lifetime fan of CentOS but I've seen many people using Debian as well. We have CentOS on all our Linux Servers but we were using Fedora before 3 years. Slowly we migrated all those servers to CentOS and I hope that CentOS continues to grow and improve in future.

**paul** · #3 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 11:56

Both Debian and gentoo seems to be good for advance users, I will try Ubuntu for Desktop.

**WelshTom** · #4 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 11:59

I prefer Fedora Core or Redhat to CentOS - but I'm pretty much happy sticking with CentOS atm.

**eUKhost.com** · #5 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 12:26

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Originally Posted by Thomas

I prefer Fedora Core or Redhat to CentOS - but I'm pretty much happy sticking with CentOS atm.

May I know the reason you like Fedora ?

**WelshTom** · #6 (**permalink**) 31-05-2007, 12:29

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Originally Posted by eukhost.com

May I know the reason you like Fedora ?

At the end of the day, I suppose it's down to compatibility. I've noticed I can't install a lot of things for CentOS, where they have been available for Redhat and Fedora.

**Ben** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 16:46

I haven't used other Linux distributions except CentOS. I'll have to go with CentOS because its the only Linux distribution I have used.

**rich** · #8 (**permalink**) 05-06-2007, 12:45

I voted for CentOS as its working as the best linux distrubution for me at present.

**DPS Computing** · #9 (**permalink**) 05-06-2007, 13:44

I prefer whichever Linux distribution keeps my website hostings up and running as it has done extremely well so far (along with eUKhost of course!!)

**Ryan** · #10 (**permalink**) 06-06-2007, 13:00

It all comes down to what your requirements and your personal preferences are. Each distribution has its own advantage(s) over others. Having said that CentOS is a good one for both desktop and server use although it's developed primarily as a server OS.

**DPS Computing** · #11 (**permalink**) 06-06-2007, 17:40

I presume CentOS is what is used on most of eUKhosts Linux servers then?

**eUKhost.com** · #12 (**permalink**) 06-06-2007, 22:01

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

I presume CentOS is what is used on most of eUKhosts Linux servers then?

Yep. CentOS rocks

some of our dedicated server customers prefer Debian so I would consider Debian as No. 2 after CentOS but thats just my opinion as I've rarely worked on Debian OS.

**DPS Computing** · #13 (**permalink**) 07-06-2007, 13:37

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Originally Posted by eukhost.com

Yep. CentOS rocks

some of our dedicated server customers prefer Debian so I would consider Debian as No. 2 after CentOS but thats just my opinion as I've rarely worked on Debian OS.

Cool - thats good to know. Its doing a fine job of keeping my website hostings up and running!

**mephisto** · #14 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 13:56

I quite like gentoo for my desktop, but for servers I prefer Debian.

**DPS Computing** · #15 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 18:23

An article I read today suggested Ubuntu to be the best version of Linux to use for a server although the article does admit it has got downfalls in the fact that it is hard to use and setup initially.

Has anyone had any experience of this?

**jc8654** · #16 (**permalink**) 11-06-2007, 23:49

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

An article I read today suggested Ubuntu to be the best version of Linux to use for a server although the article does admit it has got downfalls in the fact that it is hard to use and setup initially.

Has anyone had any experience of this?

Well, I can't say I've had much play with any linux really, but I have Ubuntu and I've never had any problems with it. When my hard drive died in my laptop last year, I ran the Ubuntu live CD and used a 1Gb memory stick as a hard drive. Worked really well. Before that I've used a dual boot system and I always found Ubuntu to be very easy to use but I wasn't doing much command line stuff. Server wise, I'll leave to someone else to comment!

**DPS Computing** · #17 (**permalink**) 15-06-2007, 08:55

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Originally Posted by jc8654

Well, I can't say I've had much play with any linux really, but I have Ubuntu and I've never had any problems with it. When my hard drive died in my laptop last year, I ran the Ubuntu live CD and used a 1Gb memory stick as a hard drive. Worked really well. Before that I've used a dual boot system and I always found Ubuntu to be very easy to use but I wasn't doing much command line stuff. Server wise, I'll leave to someone else to comment!

Sounds like a good system to use then, at least in a desktop computer. Maybe someone from eUKhost or someone with experience of servers can shed some light on how good Ubuntu is as a server OS?

~~newYounes~~ · #18 (**permalink**) 23-06-2007, 23:51

I honestly also prefer Fedora Core!

**arclight** · #19 (**permalink**) 29-06-2007, 11:04

Ubuntu is a good one beginners, well it must be if I can use it

**esnail** · #20 (**permalink**) 29-06-2007, 13:39

I'm surprised noone's mentioned SUSE, I've always quite liked it over ubuntu and its incarnates. OpenSuse has a very good community for advice, problem solving etc.