JEOS LAMP Server - 8.04LTS or 9.10?

[Matthew Flaschen]

WipeOut wrote:
> The question is whether to go with 8.04LTS or the newer 9.10 so any 
> advice would be useful.. For the most part I am setting up a fairly 
> standard LAMP server..

I would recommend LTS.

> Apart from the advantage of the LTS version being supported for a longer 
> time with updates what other advantages/disadvantages are there to using 
> either of these versions as a production server?

Basically, LTS will make things easier to admin, unless you need the
latest and greatest.

> Is it possible to upgrade from one LTS version to another without having 
> to cover all the intermediate versions?

Yes.

> Where can I check the software package versions included in each of the 
> different server releases (specifically Apache, PHP and MySQL verions)?

http://packages.ubuntu.com/

> When is the next LTS version due for release?

April 2010 (http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/146)

Matt Flaschen