[K12OSN] Which distro for second server?

[Rob Owens]

CentOS has a backuppc package available, too.  I think
it's in the testing repository.

-Rob

--- Les Mikesell <les at futuresource.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 18:53, Krsnendu Dasa wrote:
> > I have successfully migrated from my old K12LTSP
> 4.2 server to an
> > identical box running K12LTSP5.0
> > I would now like to use the old box as a Backuppc
> server and to run
> > Windows XP under VMware server for some legacy
> apps. 
> > Also looking to install Koha, library manager and
> Asterisk, VoIP PABX
> > system.
> > 
> > I am quite familiar with Fedora having used it for
> a few years now
> > with K12LTSP. I have also installed Ubuntu at home
> and find it quite
> > easy to use. 
> > 
> > I am trying to decide which distribution to use
> for the backup server.
> > Here are the pluses and minuses for each as I see
> it. 
> > 
> > K12LTSP-
> > +
> > Can use as a redundant load balancing terminal
> server as the demand
> > increases -- > increased performance / reliability
> 
> > Could set up proxy to yum updates only have to be
> downloaded once -->
> > (save a few bucks on internet charges)
> > -
> > Trickier to set up Backuppc (I had a hard time
> trying last year.)
> > 
> > UBUNTU
> > +
> > Easy to install Backuppc (apt-get backuppc does
> most of the work
> > automatically) 
> > VMware server is also in apt-get repositories
> > easy LAMP (web server) installation option
> > -
> > Another system to understand and maintain
> > 
> > Any other point that could help my decision?
> 
> One other option to consider:  use the
> K12LTSP4.2.3EL version
> based on Centos.  Everything will be very familiar
> and you
> can expect it to keep working with 'yum update' for
> several
> more years.  It makes a nice stable base to run
> vmware 
> server for more experimental things.
> 
> --
>   Les Mikesell
>    les at futuresource.com
> 
> 
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