> S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) wrote:
> > please try http://debian.org or ubuntu and then give your review
> for both.
> major advantage for debian is that you can have a partial local
> mirror,
> which can be updated when you update your box, so if you maintain more
> than one box, you just need to download updates only once. Thats why i
> recommend debian for corporates and ISP's. our mirror is
> http://debian.dhaka.net/debian, but you won't get great speeds if your
> ISP doesn't give you the advantage of BDIX.
> FC5 is the same, but instead of editing a few chars on one line, we
> need to open multiple files and write long URL's to change mirrors
> which
> is not the true geek way. (we like to work less)
Geeks write scripts, and avoid having to write a few chars on the
command line.
Our FC4/5 boxes are auto installed, auto updated, auto managed, all
using a customized kickstart installation with update servers that
include local configuration tweaks, local packages and so on. We use a
kickstart + init script to maintain all our linux boxes, each pulling
in updates when available on the server. The push system that I had
been using for years doesn't work here because machines actually get
shut down at night.
I mirror FC2/3/4/5 updates + extras + jpackage + livna + a few things.
If anyone wants a local mirror, let me know. We don't have enough
bandwidth, but you can always carry it out on a USB/Firewire disk for
mirroring.
Debian works beautifully as well.
> Ubuntu encourages the full mirror or mirror of ISO images :-P
Yes, and it's a silly concept for low bandwidth regions of the world.
Regards,
Mumit
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