What to do?

[Scott]

Robert Wuest wrote:
> My system is really fouled up now.  Starting with the updates on Feb 18,
> it seems the whole thing is falling apart.  Before that it ran like
> clockwork. 

[..........]

> 
> I'm really nervous about this.  I ran FC4 for a long long time and it
> was so stable.  On quite a few systems.  It's still running on my little
> home server.  I need a stable dev system.  I've been making a living
> developing Linux systems for over 12 years now and I can't get own F8
> box to run smooth?  That sure doesn't look good to clients.  I've spent
> dozens of hours trying to heal this box and it just seems to be getting
> worse.

I wouldn't dream of using Fedora in a "Production Environment". I know 
people do, but frankly, Fedora is geared more toward enthusiasts (such 
as myself).  If you want a truly "stable" production system, you should 
look elsewhere.

I would *never* use any distro that's known as "cutting edge" or 
"bleeding edge" in a production environment.  Fedora would be at (or 
near) the top of my list of distros not to use in said environment.


> 
> It probably matters that this install was done as a clean F7 install
> which was live upgraded to F8 after about 2 weeks.

LOL!

Um.. yeah..

Are you *sure* you've been a Fedora user for several years now? :)

		  See http://preview.tinyurl.com/2p5m5c

Distro upgrades have been ill-advised since day one (although it's 
getting better). Personally I *never* do upgrades from one version to 
another, regardless of OS. It's just so much cleaner (and easier in the 
long run) to back up your files and do a fresh install.


> 
> SO I see 4 choices: 
> 	1) Do a clean install of F8, essentially start over (I have
> separate /, /boot, /opt, /home, and /usr/local partitions), 
> 	2) try and fix this (the pam thing _really_ makes me leary), 
> 	3) cross my fingers and hope it stays up 'til F9 comes out and hope
> that is better, 
> 	4) jump ship to some other distro.

Honestly, in your case I'd go with #4. But only because your system is 
for a "production environment".

Amd based on your past RedHat/Fedora experience, I'd recommend you dump 
Fedora and switch to CentOS.

	http://www.centos.org

If you otherwise still love Fedora, then dual boot Fedora and CentOS.

You'll get the best of both worlds.

Just my $.02

-- 
             Scott
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