On 2008-06-24 16:30, David Siebert wrote: > Which disto is best for running a Postgres server? I'd go for CentOS 5.2 (or better RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2, if you can afford it, as $349/year for basic support can save you several hours of problem solving). But by default CentOS5/RHEL5 have PostgreSQL 8.1, so I'd configure an official Postgresql 8.3 yum repository: http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/howtoyum.php I'd get: - automatic OS bug fixes up until Sep 30, 2010; - automatic OS security updates and mission critical bug fixes up until Mar 31, 2014; - automatic PostgreSQL security and bug fixes while 8.3 branch is supported; - additional OS security protection from SElinux; - Tom Lane, the most active developer, works for RedHat ;-) > It isn't that big of a hassle but I noticed that almost none of the > big distros keep all that up to date with Postgres as far as what > they have in their repositories. It is not possible to keep up for enterprise grade distros. A major PostgreSQL version is released every year, compared to 2-3 years between enterprise grade major distro release. A distro can not do a major upgrade of PostgreSQL as its major versions data storage formats are not compatible. I'd stay away from not enterprise grade distros like Fedora, as a 1 year support lifetime is much too low. It is good for your home computer but not for a server. Regards Tometzky -- ...although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were... Winnie the Pooh
