Dedicated server operating system

**miakeru** · September 16th, 2004, 9:04 PM

I was wondering what version of Linux is installed on the servers if you choose RedHat 9 on the dedicated server signup page.

I realize that it says RH9, but many companies have now moved to installing Fedora in it's place, due to the fact that is has long since passed it's end of life.

I'm sure you can request that Fedora be installed, but will RH9 really be installed if it is selected, and no comments are otherwise made?

Thanks!

**Travis** · September 16th, 2004, 9:18 PM

I think surpass gets there redhat9 from some one that keeps it up to date

most datacenters i know now have moved to RHEL3

**miakeru** · September 16th, 2004, 9:19 PM

I know that there are communities that release errata for RH9, but there's nothing official. Maybe they install a version from one such community.

RHEL is gross. I really hate it.

**john** · September 16th, 2004, 11:43 PM

Tell me about it. I'm supporting a buttload of it.

John

**miakeru** · September 16th, 2004, 11:47 PM

It's so bloated, and the default user bash prompt is the same as root! Lame!

dotmatr · September 22nd, 2004, 9:18 AM

how about fedora?

**miakeru** · September 22nd, 2004, 3:40 PM

Fedora is not that great for servers. It was developed with desktops in mind, and is a tad sluggish (runs slowly at times) for what little it really provides. RHEL is bloated (overloaded with useless 'features') but still runs quite well for a server. I just don't care for it much.

dotmatr · September 22nd, 2004, 5:57 PM

then what do you prefer?

September 16th, 2004, 9:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	Dedicated server operating system I was wondering what version of Linux is installed on the servers if you choose RedHat 9 on the dedicated server signup page. I realize that it says RH9, but many companies have now moved to installing Fedora in it's place, due to the fact that is has long since passed it's end of life. I'm sure you can request that Fedora be installed, but will RH9 really be installed if it is selected, and no comments are otherwise made? Thanks!

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Travis ubuntu Fan Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Calgary Alberta Canada 2,724 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	I think surpass gets there redhat9 from some one that keeps it up to date most datacenters i know now have moved to RHEL3 __________________ "A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back -- but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you." — Marian Wright Edelman

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September 16th, 2004, 9:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	I know that there are communities that release errata for RH9, but there's nothing official. Maybe they install a version from one such community. RHEL is gross. I really hate it.

September 16th, 2004, 11:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	It's so bloated, and the default user bash prompt is the same as root! Lame!

September 22nd, 2004, 9:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
dotmatr Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Apr 2004 49 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	how about fedora?

September 22nd, 2004, 3:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
miakeru Web Hosting Super Ninj4 Super #1 Joined in Sep 2003 Lives in Fullerton, CA 1,581 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 2 times	Fedora is not that great for servers. It was developed with desktops in mind, and is a tad sluggish (runs slowly at times) for what little it really provides. RHEL is bloated (overloaded with useless 'features') but still runs quite well for a server. I just don't care for it much.

September 22nd, 2004, 5:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
dotmatr Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Apr 2004 49 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	then what do you prefer?

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