back to Ubuntu 8.04

[Michael Hipp]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
>> Bob Hemus wrote:
>>> You folks know I tried another Linux OS, but I'm back to Ubuntu 8.04.
>>> I've read that it has shortcomings in the server distro, but for a
>>> desktop jocky it's a good choice.
>> It works great as a server distro. I have 6.06 LTS and 8.04 LTS boxes
>> scattered hither and yon. They run.
>>
>> The Ubuntu/Canonical server developers in the official mailing list have no
>> trouble pointing out that Ubuntu server does not yet have the full
>> complement of tools and such to be truly Enterprise ready (in the same way
>> as, say, RHEL or SLES). But it's getting there.
>>
>> Despite the axe-grinding you'll occasionally hear on this list, it's an
>> excellent choice for almost anyone. And probably the best choice for most -
>> if they don't have some reason to know they need something else.
> 
> How are you installing Ubuntu 'server', and how many systems are
> currently running it?

I stick a CD in the drive and click thru the (always unique) setup for the 
particular box I'm installing.

About a dozen. Not counting VMs that come and go for various temporary uses.

Michael