Which Linux Distro (and Solaris ...)
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Starting a new job in (roughly?) a months time, and reckon I best get some Linux experience in before I start.
The employer has a mix of systems - windows servers (plenty of experience on those), as well as Linux and Solaris, I'll be working on all of them.
So I intend to install both Solaris and Linux in VMWare sessions on my laptop. Solaris is fine - that'll just be Solaris 10.
But I'm unsure what to go for on Linux - Red Hat/Ubuntu/some other? Its just for some basic education - I haven't used either Solaris or any Linux install practically since my student days back in '91.
The employer has a mix of systems - windows servers (plenty of experience on those), as well as Linux and Solaris, I'll be working on all of them.
So I intend to install both Solaris and Linux in VMWare sessions on my laptop. Solaris is fine - that'll just be Solaris 10.
But I'm unsure what to go for on Linux - Red Hat/Ubuntu/some other? Its just for some basic education - I haven't used either Solaris or any Linux install practically since my student days back in '91.
Munter said:
Ubuntu always gets a vote on PH! But it's likely your company will be running Red Hat or possibly SUSE. Those are the 2 I come across most at businesses.
Good idea running in VMWare though. I'm a big fan of the stuff.
Ta for the suggestions - the guys here are Ubuntu fans, but you're probably right on the corporate level - red or SUSE is more likely. Nothing to stop me from setting up 3 sessions - Solaris, Red Hat and Ubuntu.Good idea running in VMWare though. I'm a big fan of the stuff.
I've setup a few VMWare servers here, mainly for dev/testing of systems (Remedy AR System), it runs incredibly well, performance is pretty surprising.
VMWare install, two OS installs, install of a suitable SQL environment on both, then application installs ... on an OS I haven't touched in over 15 years. Should be "challenging".
Munter said:
clonmult said:
Munter said:
Ubuntu always gets a vote on PH! But it's likely your company will be running Red Hat or possibly SUSE. Those are the 2 I come across most at businesses.
Good idea running in VMWare though. I'm a big fan of the stuff.
Ta for the suggestions - the guys here are Ubuntu fans, but you're probably right on the corporate level - red or SUSE is more likely. Nothing to stop me from setting up 3 sessions - Solaris, Red Hat and Ubuntu.Good idea running in VMWare though. I'm a big fan of the stuff.
I've setup a few VMWare servers here, mainly for dev/testing of systems (Remedy AR System), it runs incredibly well, performance is pretty surprising.
VMWare install, two OS installs, install of a suitable SQL environment on both, then application installs ... on an OS I haven't touched in over 15 years. Should be "challenging".
VMWare ESX performance is very good (say 3% overhead). Player/Server/Workstation where you have another OS underneath take a much bigger performance hit (say 15 - 20% overhead), but it's very useful for running seperate OS's like your planning.
Thats exactly how I intend to use it - its not going to be in anger, just basic education and bringing me back up to speed.
So any spare time I get over christmas will be spent playing with new operating systems ....
fredf said:
Can't you phone them up and ask them what they are using?
Otherwise, as other have said, they are probably going to be running Redhat ES (CentOS/Fedora), SUSE (OpenSUSE) or possibly Debian (Debian/Ubuntu) depending on how technical their IT dept is.
I know that one of their live systems is Solaris, the others were just described as Linux.Otherwise, as other have said, they are probably going to be running Redhat ES (CentOS/Fedora), SUSE (OpenSUSE) or possibly Debian (Debian/Ubuntu) depending on how technical their IT dept is.
Its going to be a hectic month regardless, I could spend all my time just playing with one of the OS's, let alone a few variants.
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