Ubuntu Server

[hci]

Anyone running DirectAdmin on Ubuntu Server?

http://www.ubuntu.com/server

Its becoming quite popular. I would like to start doing more virtualization but know little about it so far.

[syslint]

You may better try debian sarge or squeeze :-D

[mr.applesauce]

You may better try debian sarge or squeeze :-D

Es no good!

[byon]

yeah, you can try it.

i completed my DA installation on ubuntu 32bit and 64bit amazon aws c1.medium. :o

[SeLLeRoNe]

I suggest you to use CentOS for Directadmin.

Work like a charm.

Regards

[hci]

Wikipedia appears to run on Ubuntu Server:

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/casestudies/wikimedia

[nobaloney]

I guess your point is that Wikipedia is built on and optimized for, Ubuntu.

That of course doesn't change the fact that DirectAdmin is built on CentOS, and then ported to other distributions.

Did you read that article? The Wikipedia folk never considered CentOS; they switched from Fedora, because it was too fast moving for them. I've always said that as well.

The main reason I don't like Ubuntu/Debian for DirectAdmin is that it doesn't seem to have anything similar to the exclude tag in yum, which makes it harder to do updates and not accidentally overwrite something you're doing manually in DirectAdmin. If I'm wrong, please explain.

Jeff

[hci]

Apt-get allows you to exclude.

http://linux.die.net/man/5/apt_preferences

Does not seem near as easy reading it though.

[nobaloney]

@hci,

Please explain which functions you believe to be the same as exclude.

Thanks.

Jeff

[hci]

>>> P < 0 prevents the version from being installed

Its there. As I said, not as easy to use or figure out as exclude in yum.conf.

I am guessing something like this:

Package: perl
Pin: version *
Pin-Priority: 0

Perhaps it needs to be -1 instead of 0?

[nobaloney]

Will this also prevent updates if the package is already installed?

Jeff

[hci]

It sure looks like it but I am no Debian guru. All I have worked with is CentOS and Fedora. I like the idea of Debian since it has no upstream dependance. I like CentOS because I am used to it.

[nobaloney]

I'm not sure what you mean by upstream dependencies?

Jeff

[hci]

CentOS depends on Redhat.

[interfasys]

Supporting Ubuntu would be a good idea because they have LTS versions and a lot of professional apps have versions that easily install on that.

[Imre90647]

Hello, all, i just had 1 question about running DirectAdmin on linux
I know 3 kind of linux most popular is centos, ubuntu and redhat, and i want to ask about which one the best
And if you can tell me the advantages and disadvantages of each type, thank you so much

Imre

[zEitEr]

CentOS is our choice. Sorry no comments. Search and read the forums for requested informations.