Ubuntu a poor choice for servers

[David Abrahams]

Alexander Skwar <listen at alexander.skwar.name> writes:



> · David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com>:

>

>> 

>> Dapper (and Breezy for that matter) installation doesn't support LVM

>> well; it's almost as though it was untested.  Try to set up a system

>> with LVM from any of the different installation discs, and you'll see

>> what I mean.

>

> I fail to see what you mean. I used the Dapper alternative install CD and was

> perfectly able to use my *exisiting* VG and create new LVs and filesystems

> on those LVs.



That's not the test, though: the test is to start with a fresh LVM

install.



>> Dapper installation doesn't support LVM over software raid *at all*,

>

> Don't know about software raid, but LVM is supported. Stop that FUD!



I only said it wasn't "supported well" **by the installer**.  I know

it can be made to work; I did it myself with fdisk and command-line

tools.



>> LVM and RAID should be considered a minimal requirement for any server

>> system -- maybe _any_ system that's expected to have a long lifetime.

>

> Yep. And *WHAT* are you trying to say?



I'm hoping someone in a position to do something about it (I'm not the

guy for it -- I've already spent well over a week on this and made

little progress) will take notice and make these problems a higher

priority.



-- 

Dave Abrahams

Boost Consulting

www.boost-consulting.com