[Zope] linux/unix Apache Zope version recommendations

[Mike Renfro]

On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 11:00:18AM -0800, Robert Allyn wrote:

> I want to select a linux/unix version that works well with
> Apache/Zope.  Recommendations?

My personal preference is to go with the latest stable release of
Debian GNU/Linux. The stable releases tend to be very, very stable,
but along with that goes an absence of the latest software
releases. Still, at this time, you'd get Apache 1.3.26 and Zope
2.5.1. You'd also get quick turnaround time on security fixes, and you
can make a very lean server-type install without lots of extra bits.

Downside: there's no automatic hardware detection in the install,
though that's much less of a problem for a server (scsi and nic are
about all you need to worry about). Also, there's a case to be made
for avoiding the 'tasksel' and 'dselect' package installation steps,
installing as little as possible, and then using 'apt-cache search'
and 'apt-get install' to install just the bits you need.

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Mike Renfro  / R&D Engineer, Center for Manufacturing Research,
931 372-3601 / Tennessee Technological University -- renfro@tntech.edu