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On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 08:46:58PM -0700, Scott Marlowe wrote:
> The reasons to NOT use ubuntu under PostgreSQL are primarily that 1:
> they often choose a pretty meh grade kernel with performance
> regressions for their initial LTS release.  I.e. they'll choose a
> 3.4.0 kernel over a very stable 3.2.latest kernel, and then patch away
> til the LTS becomes stable.  This is especially problematic the first
> 6 to 12 months after an LTS release.

This really sums it up for me.  Do you need the most recent kernel with
all the performance enhancements and new hardware support, and if so,
are you willing to accept frequent updates and breakage as the bugs are
fixed?

-- 
  Bruce Momjian  <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>        http://momjian.us
  EnterpriseDB                             http://enterprisedb.com

  + It's impossible for everything to be true. +


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