I've been running a server on wheezy fire several years, but I don't remember having to do anything specific to get it working, just installing a lib or two through apt. (though this could have been because I already had a Jessie apt source setup for other things)
James A. Lutz On Jul 19, 2015 11:39 AM, "Weasels Lair" <wea...@weaselslair.com> wrote: > I will be changing hosting providers in the near future. I will likely be > going with NFOServers - but with an un-managed VPS. I am planning to stay > with a VPS running one of these OS's: > > - Debian v8 "Jessie" > - Ubuntu (LTS) v14.04.02 "Trusty Tahr" > - Ubuntu v15.04 "Vivid Vervet" > > My current setup is based on Debian "Jessie", but I am wondering if there > is really anything "better" about hosting on Ubuntu? > > I recall having to go with Debian v8 "Jessie" (which at that time was not > the "stable" release) because of underlying dependencies (libc, etc.?) that > were difficult to work-around with Debian v7 "wheezy" at that time. > > I also recall a brief conversation with Eric from Valve, indicating that > they compile dedicated server builds on Ubuntu, but test on Debian? But > that was probably at least 2 years ago. So, not sure how relevant it is > today. > > So, what I am asking for anybody that wants to provide some feedback, is: > - Is there anything "easier" or "better" for hosting HLDS and SRCDS on > Ubuntu -vs- Debian? > - For those running Ubuntu, same question regarding v14.x -vs- v15.x? I > have used Ubuntu largely for desktops in the past - not as much for > servers. Generally, I do stay within the "LTS" releases - but open to > looking at v15.x if there is some advantage. > - Any other feedback on using one or the other? > > Thanks! > (of course any feedback from Valve again would be nice, but not really > expected. Everybody feel free to direct reply instead of to the list, if > that is your preference) > > - Weasel (wea...@weaselslair.com). > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
