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Subject: Re: Linux distro for new server?
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On 01/02/2013 05:42 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>
> One thing I definitely want to avoid is a setup that loads up lots of
> unncessary software (Ubuntu does that, for instance). As a server, it should
> have almost nothing on it beyond the stuff it is running or needs to
> function.

I'm totally not qualified to answer your question, but we run Debian stable 
servers at work.

FWIW, there is a server version of Ubuntu:

http://www.ubuntu.com/business/server

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Jeff Carter
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