[Mageia-discuss] Mageia on a server?

Rory Albertyn rory.a at radiantnet.co.za
Wed Aug 22 17:28:57 CEST 2012


On 22/08/2012 17:26, Anne Wilson wrote:
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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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I have successfully deployed Mageia servers for Plesk, and Ulteo as well 
as a mail server etc.

Regards,
Rory Albertyn (Gripen)


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