Thinking of moving to Ubuntu

[Cr0nJ0b]

I'm thinking of making the switch to Ubuntu from FC4, but I gear change....

I can't get FC6 or Beta7 to install on my system (locks at install) so I'm moving more and more toward ubuntu...

my questions are:

1) does it have YUM or some other sime update tools?
2) I'm used to using RPMs to get new packages...what do you do with U?
3) I need support for software raid...I used mdadm (i think that's it) with FC4 and need it still
4) I have version 7.04 is that the latest?

Finally should I go with the server version of the workstation.

I'm using the system for:

1) FIREWALL
2) NEWS SERVER
3) radius server (if i can ever figure it out)
4) web server(light duty)
5) ssh tunneling
6) file server (media files) 1.5TB
7) streaming media server
8) odds and ends, games sometimes etc.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Nothinman]

1) does it have YUM or some other sime update tools?

It uses Debian's apt/dpkg package manager which IMO is much better than YUM/rpm.

2) I'm used to using RPMs to get new packages...what do you do with U?

In general just about every Free Software package you could want is in the repositories, just make sure you enable universe and multiverse.

3) I need support for software raid...I used mdadm (i think that's it) with FC4 and need it still

Same stuff is in every distro.

4) I have version 7.04 is that the latest?

Yea, that would be the Apr '07 release.

Finally should I go with the server version of the workstation.

The only difference is probably the default package selection. If you don't want X, Gnome, etc by default then get the alternate install CD.

 

[DarkThinker]

I can't get FC6 or Beta7 to install on my system (locks at install) so I'm moving more and more toward ubuntu...

Perhaps you could give us more detail about that problem first, then maybe we could work around it and you could go with Fedora 7 (Arriving March 24th) instead of having to adapt to a new environment, Ubuntu is fine, but if you are like me used to a Fedora like system, then I would suggest you try fixing your Fedora problem first.

 

[aCynic2]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

1) does it have YUM or some other sime update tools?

It uses Debian's apt/dpkg package manager which IMO is much better than YUM/rpm.

This is perhaps the #1 reason I love Debian so much.

However, I still enjoy Slack's flex.

 

[fyleow]

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[Cr0nJ0b]

Well, I've made the switch. I like Fedora and would normally stick with what I know...but for some reason I can't get it to install. The installation hangs after the keyboard selection. I've posted to the Fedora forums, with no luck. I've tried all the installation options and i've even tried the DVD of 7 beta....but none of them would install properly. I finally just got the buntu CD and in 15 minutes I'm was done. It was very easy compared to the mess I've been through with Fedora...

Now I just have to spend some time figuring it out.

 

[drag]

One of the nice things about Debian is that they have about the best documentation your going to find for any Linux distribution (which is still not that great).

And since most of Ubuntu is actually Debian then most of Debian's documentation applies to Ubuntu. The changes are things like Ubuntu's init system and modified gnome and heavily patched kernel.

For each package you install you'll get a new directory in /usr/share/doc/<packagename> check that out after you install new software. Mostly it's just random files pulled (READMEs and Changlogs) from the package's original source tarball, but occasionally it'll have details about Debian modifications like changing the package so that if you add your user to the fuse group you can allow them to use fusermount without sudo. That sort of thing.

Then there is the documentation aviable on Debian's website
and other things like http://www.debianhelp.org/ http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Debian_newbie_documentation http://www.debian-administration.org/ http://wiki.debian.org/

Then for Ubuntu specific stuff you always have:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty


But still Debian seriously kicks major rear end, IMO. Ubuntu is close though.

 

[Nothinman]

Some users have reported issues with Ubuntu and file sharing over samba, so you might want to look into it before switching to Ubuntu.

Samba is Samba, there may be an issue with the default config (I wouldn't know, I don't have much use for Samba any more) but that's nothing that can't be fixed.