----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Bishop" <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Bruce Momjian" <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx>, "SUNDAY A. OLUTAYO" <olutayo@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Gavin Flower" <GavinFlower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Chris Ernst" <cernst@xxxxxxxxx>, pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 1:00:56 PM Subject: Re: Linux Distribution Preferences? > 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. I wouldn't call it a reason not to use Ubuntu, but a reason why you might want to use the previous LTS release. The kernel chosen needs to be supported for 5 years, yet remain stable enough for the supported application releases to be supported for 5 years. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 4:02 AM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? I hear lots of people like to wait for the .1 release of the LTS for this sort of reason. It seems a common policy for applications too, steering clear of .0 releases in favor of waiting for the initial patch release. -- Stuart Bishop <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.stuartbishop.net/ I always wait for one year to lapse before upgrading to the latest LTS Thanks, Sunday Olutayo -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
