Ubuntu Server 6.06 Review

[Jonathan Carter]

>From http://nepotismia.com/review/ubuntu/server/6.06/

"""
The release of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), back in June, brought not
only a new desktop system to the Linux world, but also a server system
with long-term commercial support. It has one key advantage over similar
offerings from Redhat and Novell; the flexibility of the Debian dpkg
packaging system.

This was of particular interest to me, as a system administrator who
generally installs Debian, if given a choice. One of the annoying
problems with Debian has been its potentially short support lifespan;
essentially as long as it takes to get two more releases out. Admittedly
this hasn't been a real problem, to date, but not having firm dates has
been an issue in some environments in which I've worked.

The release of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), back in June, brought not
only a new desktop system to the Linux world, but also a server system
with long-term commercial support. It has one key advantage over similar
offerings from Redhat and Novell; the flexibility of the Debian dpkg
packaging system.

This was of particular interest to me, as a system administrator who
generally installs Debian, if given a choice. One of the annoying
problems with Debian has been its potentially short support lifespan;
essentially as long as it takes to get two more releases out. Admittedly
this hasn't been a real problem, to date, but not having firm dates has
been an issue in some environments in which I've worked.

Read more: http://nepotismia.com/review/ubuntu/server/6.06/part1.html
"""

-Jonathan