Deploying server architectures

[carlopmart]

Ante Karamatic' wrote:
> carlopmart wrote:
> 
>> Yes, but this graphical libraries have only 3 years support ...and are 
>> from desktop version. i think it is mandatory to do two different repos: 
>> one from server and another for desktop.
> 
> For same packages? I don't think you understand concept of repository...

Sorry Ante, but yes. To clarify when you install a package from server 
or from destkop, user needs to know from where download this package.
> 
>> gcc,g++, etc.
> 
> All (and more) available in ubuntu-server.

Sorry, but on which package list??? 
http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/seeds/ubuntu.dapper/server. 
this is the official 5 years support lists ... right?

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>> Oracle is the best example. You need c and c++ compilers and dependant 
>> libraries to install it. Yes, I know there are on "common repository 
>> from desktop", but I repeat: only with 3 years support ... Database 
>> servers are "static servers", but requires be already patched, and to do 
>> this, in the Oracle case you need compilers ....
> 
> IIRC, Oracle has deb packages, so you don't even need to compile it (i
> didn't know you can compile Oracle - since when it's open source?).

Sorry, Oracle XE has deb packages. Oracle Enterprise 10g, 9i ... doesn't ...
> 
>>> Indeed. We've got a very large selection of software available with
>>> excellent security support and also a very capable commercial support
>>> centre.
>> For example? I only know DB2 ...
> 
> Um... Commercial support center is Canonical. DB2 is IBM's database. ??

Correct, but If i need to use IBM's support, what can I do?? If db2 is 
installed under rhel i have this support ....



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