Re: [squid-users] Squid : better on Debian or Ubunto server ?

Debian packages updates are released by longer time comparating to Ubuntu ?
They aren't latest, what means ? Why ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yan Seiner" <yan_at_seiner.com>
To: "Riccardo Castellani" <ric.castellani_at_alice.it>;
<squid-users_at_squid-cache.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid : better on Debian or Ubunto server ?

> Riccardo Castellani wrote:
>> so difference, as Yan said, essentially is GUI ?
>>
>> And about other Linux distribution ? Or Debian is nore suitable to ttat
>> job ?
>> Now I'm using Fedora 1 !
> I use Debian for servers because it is stable. Yes, not all the packages
> are the latest. But it works, and works quite well.
>
> Fedora is a beta-distro; it's intended to be RedHat's bleeding edge
> testing ground. IMHO, not suitable for servers. Use RedHat if you want a
> stable distro version.
>
> --Yan
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yan Seiner" <yan_at_seiner.com>
>> To: "Riccardo Castellani" <ric.castellani_at_alice.it>
>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 11:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid : better on Debian or Ubunto server ?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, April 3, 2009 2:05 pm, Riccardo Castellani wrote:
>>>> I don't understand.
>>>
>>> For text UI, debian and ubuntu are virtually the same.
>>>
>>> I'd go with debian as most of the really nice stuff in ubuntu is around
>>> the GUI.
>>>
>>> --Yan
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Amos Jeffries" <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
>>>> To: "Riccardo Castellani" <ric.castellani_at_alice.it>
>>>> Cc: <squid-users_at_squid-cache.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 10:59 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid : better on Debian or Ubunto server ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Riccardo Castellani wrote:
>>>>>> I have to install new Linux server, based on ONLY on text console
>>>>>> (not
>>>>>> X server, not kde, not gnome) to having squid as parent cache.
>>>>>> Then I have to configure sendmail which relays messages to 3
>>>>>> perimetral
>>>>>> mail servers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm thinking to install Debian or Ubuntu server but what do you
>>>>>> suggest me ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Up to you. Ubuntu is a child OS built on top of Debian.
>>>>> From the console they are almost identical.
>>>>>
>>>>> I find the delay in package updates annoying in Ubuntu, particularly
>>>>> since they cop it from their own release freezes, and from the Debian
>>>>> freezes once a year. But I'm an unashamed neophyte.
>>>>>
>>>>> Amos
>>>>> --
>>>>> Please be using
>>>>> Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE6 or 3.0.STABLE13
>>>>> Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.6
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>
>>
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>>
>
>
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Received on Sat Apr 11 2009 - 13:37:34 MDT