I need a new server distro

[Michael Hipp]

On 2013-02-15 12:32 PM, David A. Bandel wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Michael Hipp <michael at redmule.com> wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a distro suitable for use in a small server:
>>
>> 1) Simple easy-to-use installer
>> 2) Server install has no GUI anywhere, everything can be done by ssh cli
>> 3) Knows how to configure software RAID in the installer and boot
>> degraded afterwards and I never have to touch an mdadm command unless I
>> just want to
>> 4) Fairly up-to-date server software stack (e.g. samba, postgresql,
>> postfix, rsync, etc.)
>
> Debian testing (Wheezy)

Is it really stable enough for production use? I hear very differing 
opinions about testing/unstable. Also, what's the installer like? Last 
time I tried Debian (a long time ago) the installer basically wasn't.

I readily admit to being spoiled by the distros that put a lot of effort 
into the installers (e.g. Ubuntu, Fedora). But I just want to get these 
things loaded and out the door to the customer.

Michael