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Sent from my iPhone On Nov 13, 2011, at 8:52 PM, ydjango <neerash...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was concerned that Ubuntu being a desktop OS might have some > limitations which CENTOS or Debian being Server OS might not have. > Based on answers so far, looks like all the distributions are quite > close and my concern about ubuntu is unfounded. If it is all matter > taste then I will go with Ubuntu. > > thanks everyone. > > > On Nov 13, 5:01 pm, Kurtis Mullins <kurtis.mull...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I don't have a recommendation on a specific distribution -- that's really a >> matter of personal taste and experience. However, try to go with a >> free-tier instance until you really need to upgrade. There are only certain >> images that can be used with that free-tier. It's a pretty good deal! I've >> used both Amazon's CentOS based Distribution and Ubuntu on it -- I prefer >> Ubuntu, coming from a Debian backend. CentOS has quite a bit of a server >> community as well, though. >> >> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Joey Espinosa >> <jlouis.espin...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> No, Gentoo is not a variant of Debian. >> >>> I also don't think there are variants that are for "hardcore" users more >>> than others. If you're "hardcore", then you should be able to do things >>> like write your own kernel modules and perform low-level disk operations no >>> matter the distro. >> >>> I personally love Ubuntu on EC2. The ami/ec2 tools are in the repository >>> by default, and are updated regularly. If you use the official AMIs from >>> Canonical, then you'll get a setup that is optimized for EC2 without you >>> having to do anything extra (for instance, "byobu" runs automatically when >>> you connect via SSH). >> >>> In the end, it all really depends on you. As Casey mentioned, you are >>> probably better off with what you're already familiar with. After all, what >>> good is the "best" OS if you're more familiar with the "good enough" OS? >>> You'll be more productive with what you are comfortable managing. I'm >>> familiar with many distros (certified in Red Hat & Solaris, and long time >>> Gentoo user), but I go with Ubuntu on EC2 every time. >> >>> Hope this helped. >> >>> -- >>> Joey "JoeLinux" Espinosa >>> Software Developer >>> http://about.me/joelinux >>> On Nov 13, 2011 7:10 PM, "Casey Greene" <csgre...@princeton.edu> wrote: >> >>>> I would suggest that you use whatever your sysadmin (or if no sysadmin, >>>> developer (or if it's just you, you)) are most familiar with. I assume the >>>> packages that you are using (at least the ones you've listed) will be in >>>> the package management systems for any of the distros that you have listed. >> >>>> I'm also pretty sure that gentoo is not a variant of debian. >> >>>> Casey >> >>>> On 11/13/2011 03:58 PM, Charles Cossé wrote: >> >>>>> The main difference with Ubuntu is that it's a binary distribution >>>>> (pre-compiled binaries for a standardized platform). I use Gentoo, >>>>> personally, which is a variant of Debian with "portage" rather than >>>>> "apt". LAMP server stuff is readily available on all distros of Linux. >>>>> If you're hardcore then use Gentoo. If you're medium-core then use >>>>> Debian. If you're softcore then use Ubuntu. If you like RedHat style >>>>> more than Debian, then go CentOS. Whichever you choose, you'll >>>>> immediately need to familiarize yourself with it's package manager and >>>>> how things are done on that platform. good luck :-) >> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:56 PM, ydjango <neerash...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:neerash...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>>>> I am setting up nginex, apache, python django, mysql based application >>>>> on EC2. I expect high web traffic and high mysql query usage. Mysql >>>>> and web server will on seperate servers. >> >>>>> Which linux distro should I use for heavy production use - Ubuntu, >>>>> Centos or Debian? >> >>>>> Does it matter? >> >>>>> I see most instructions on web is using Ubuntu and it seems it is >>>>> considered easiest to set up. But I read somewhere that Ubuntu is not >>>>> for server use. 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