On 10/01/2012 03:09 PM, Graham Butler wrote:
We are currently looking at replacing our Solaris boxes with a flavour of Linux to run squid with a focus on Red Hat and Ubuntu. I am trying to collect some evidence to which OS is being used to run squid and why, before we make a decision. Could you please respond by sending me, or the list, information on which OS you are using to run squid and any information on why your decided to run it on that particular platform.
I am also asking other list for similar information on BIND, Exim, Apache, etc.......
Many thanks for any information you may send me.
I am using squid on Ubuntu,Fedora,Gentoo,OpenSUSE.
for most of the production tests I am using the Gentoo machine since it
has the benefit of commitment to the most stable and up-to-date sources.
I can build anything I want on it without fearing something will brake.
there is a con in this distro and it's that most software comes compiled
from source and it takes a lot of time.
the pro are that you can use only the packages and libs you need for the
system you are building and it can give you a very small print system.
Ubunutu (TLS) is being used mostly in production since it gives a very
solid and up-to-date versions of software and the option to upgrade from
TLS to TLS smoothly leaving the system in production for a long time
while reducing software maintenance.
Fedora is the "EDGE" system in terms of technology resulting some
versions of software on the edge between stable and unstable.
OpenSUSE for me is kind of like ubuntu but with the touch of Enterprise
for those who want it.
they do have nice patching update system from one version to newer one.
CentOS\REDHAT for me is like "stable stable stable" with a STAMP on it
by a team that is devoted to that.
it's 100% but seems like for most cases it's like that.
it's almost the same for any service squid,apache,exim,postfix,dovecot etc
some people will talk about the packaging system of one against the
other which one benefits you the most in sense of upgrade etc.
debian and ubuntu has good packaging system that I like very much.
you need to feel them all and to decide whatever you like and fits your
need.
define yourself what you want from the system like: i want the system to
stay online for the next 10 years
or I want to replace it in 4 years.
I want it to use custom software etc..
Regards,
Elizer
