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I'm using CentOS when using ClearOS. When I build a webserver I use
debian and follow The Perfect Debian Server instructions. For
desktop and cryptominers I use Mint 19.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 04/09/18 09:50, Stewart Larner via
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<div dir="ltr">Im still a big debian centos ubuntu user here.
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<div>VMWare is the way forward for servers these days. Makes
managing it much easier. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 4 September 2018 at 01:11, Chris
Pritchard via Colchester <span dir="ltr"><<a
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use Gentoo on my server, but I'm a masochist<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 3, 2018 11:00:13 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colchester] The state of OpenSUSE</font>
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<div>Hello James,<br>
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Many years ago I replaced a Windows NT server with a new
Dell running SUSE installed by Dell. It was pretty good
but I did have to do some work setting up SAMBA and
Email and MySQL.<br>
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A couple of years ago they wanted to replace the server
as it was old and had needed hardware repairs to keep it
going. So we did the same thing again, ordered from Dell
with SUSE installed. However this time Dell did not
install SUSE but printed us a licence and supplied the
machine blank with no install disk.<br>
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I struggled and eventually got SUSE installed and RAID
drivers loaded but I still had a heap of work ahead of
me to set it up. I struggled with that too.<br>
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I had been spoiled by mostly building servers using
ClearOS. When you build a ClearOS server you can chose
any options you want at build time and add to them at
any time after. The whole thing is then easily managed
via it's web interface just like a router is.<br>
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So I formatted the Dell and installed ClearOS. I had to
get the right RAID drivers but after that it was simple.
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In the past SUSE was an amazing distro, now it's just
meh. I don't see any point in using it. Maybe someone
can say why it's good.<br>
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In my opinion Ubuntu is probably the best all round but
with privacy problems therefore Mint is better since
it's Ubuntu goodness with all the bad stuff left out.<br>
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03/09/18 22:22, James Pain via Colchester wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Looking for anyone with experience of
using OpenSUSE to share their opinions of it;
especially why they chose it.</div>
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<div dir="auto">About 15 years ago, in an electronics
class, a knowledgable looking fellow (judged by
beard length alone) gave me about 4 CD’s with a
green charmilion on and the strange phrase OpenSUSE.
This was my only interaction with the distro.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Always been fascinated by why he
thought it was THE distro to beat distros, in terms
of desktop/ casual end user use. All I know about it
is that it’s German...I think.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Let me know your thoughts in terms of
community, support, updates, and development.</div>
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James Pain</div>
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