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Non-Red Hat Linux Hosting?

Posted by Cliff on from the for-those-who-prefer-spirals dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "Well, my web host is down again, so I thought I'd ask the Slashdot faithful if they can recommend any GNU/Linux based hosting sites (preferably virtual servers) running distributions besides Red Hat. I know this has been covered in the past, but it seems everyone uses Red Hat, and I'm a Debian type person. Anyone out there have a host they can recommend?"

3 of 64 comments (clear)

  1. Does it really matter? by OutRigged · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I know there are differences between the two distros, but are there any differences that warrant a preference over one or the other? Is Debian faster performance wise, compared to Redhat?

    Or is this a whole matter of personal preference?

    --
    RaGe
    We're all just noise on the wires..
  2. Not the distro by mnordstr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Well, my web host is down again"

    It's not the distro that's failing, it's either the sysadmin or the network. (or perhaps the hardware)

  3. It's all about the apt-get MAN! by Vodak · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It could very well be your web hosting company's system administrators not doing their job. It could be some little script kiddie playing bad games on your hosting company. It could even be your ISP that won't let you connect to your host. All of these things have nothing to do with it being Redhat or not.

    Why choose Debian over Redhat? does it give you some nifty little feature? Hell yeah. apt-get r0x. Should your hosting company install Debian over Redhat simply because it has apt-get? HELL NO