[Mageia-discuss] Mageia on a server?

[Anne Wilson]

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On 22/08/12 16:17, Thomas Backlund wrote:
> Anne Wilson skrev 22.8.2012 18:06:
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>> My recent experiences with enterprise distros has been less than 
>> happy and I'm seriously wondering whether I could use Mageia on
>> the server as well as on workstations.
>> 
>> My main need is for mail serving, for which I use 
>> fetchmail/procmail/dovecot - are there any known problems around 
>> these apps?
>> 
>> The disadvantage of changing is the need for frequent upgrades,
>> but at least 9 months is better than 6 months :-)
>> 
> 
> The release frequency is ~9 months, but it's supported 18 monts, so
>  you dont have to upgrade for every release...
> 
You're right - the temptation to update every time isn't as great on a
server, so I can live with that :-)

> 
>> The advantages of changing are the familiarity of working with a
>>  single distro and the helpfulness of the Mageia lists and 
>> channels.
>> 
> 
>> Has anyone any relevant experience?
>> 
> 
> I'm running several LAMP servers and some samba servers and have no
>  problem...
> 
> Most of Mageia infra is also running mga1 and some soon some on
> mga2
> 
Thanks.  I really can't see any reason why it wouldn't cope.  I think
it's time for a new HDD and a clean install.

Anne
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