Jeff Mapleberry
2010-Sep-30 18:10 UTC
Which flavor of Linux should I use for a Rails dev box?
Hey everyone, I''m looking to set up a development server for my Rails project and have a shiny new hard drive. Which version of Linux is the best to use? Or does it not really matter? Thanks in advance for any help. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
David Kahn
2010-Sep-30 18:14 UTC
Re: Which flavor of Linux should I use for a Rails dev box?
I am partial to Ubuntu Server 10.04 (current version). Given, I was new to Linux the first time I set it up for a production server and overall pretty easy to deal with. On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Jeff Mapleberry <lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org>wrote:> Hey everyone, > > I''m looking to set up a development server for my Rails project and have > a shiny new hard drive. Which version of Linux is the best to use? > Or does it not really matter? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org<rubyonrails-talk%2Bunsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > >-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Greg Donald
2010-Sep-30 18:26 UTC
Re: Which flavor of Linux should I use for a Rails dev box?
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Jeff Mapleberry <lists-fsXkhYbjdPsEEoCn2XhGlw@public.gmane.org> wrote:> I''m looking to set up a development server for my Rails project and have > a shiny new hard drive. Which version of Linux is the best to use?I use Debian.> Or does it not really matter?Versioning aside, every Linux OS looks 99.99% identical compared to any other.. same glibc, same gcc, same Linux kernel. I find it''s the package manager that makes me like to use a certain flavor of Linux or not. I like dpkg/apt, so I like Debian and it''s family of off-shoots like Ubuntu. I hate rpm with every bone in my body, so I steer clear of RedHat, Fedora, Suse, and Mandake (or whatever they''re calling it this week), etc. One thing I also always look for is if it makes me install an X server or not. If it does then I''d never use it. I like my development machines to be headless, giving all the cpu and memory to my development. -- Greg Donald destiney.com | gregdonald.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Allan Wind
2010-Sep-30 18:35 UTC
Re: Which flavor of Linux should I use for a Rails dev box?
On 2010-09-30T20:10:31, Jeff Mapleberry wrote:> I''m looking to set up a development server for my Rails project and have > a shiny new hard drive. Which version of Linux is the best to use? > Or does it not really matter?Debian has superior package management (<http://debian.org>, <http://www.debian.org/misc/children-distros>) and a very large collection of packages. There is, by definition, little or no difference between distributions with respect to Rails. You install the same gems. /Allan -- Allan Wind Life Integrity, LLC <http://lifeintegrity.com> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Marnen Laibow-Koser
2010-Sep-30 19:09 UTC
Re: Which flavor of Linux should I use for a Rails dev box?
Jeff Mapleberry wrote:> Hey everyone, > > I''m looking to set up a development server for my Rails project and have > a shiny new hard drive. Which version of Linux is the best to use? > Or does it not really matter? > > Thanks in advance for any help.I use Ubuntu. In general, it doesn''t seem to matter much; pick a distro you otherwise like. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org marnen-sbuyVjPbboAdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.