On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? Yeah. If you just started development and expect to deploy in 6 to 12 months time it's pretty acceptable. If the distro's been out a year it's ok. If you already have a solid and reliable infrastructure, then you should be doing a LOT of stress testing before using a new distro. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
