Best Linux OS for website

[xxarmoxx]

What do you guys recommend as the easiest to use and install Linux OS for use as a web server?

Thanks

[dclamp]

Ubuntu Server

[Hack]

Moved

[TomGibbons]

Fedora or CentOS.

[kregg]

Debian. It's a rock solid OS with aptitude, which makes installation easy.

As I have never installed a Debian server, I can't really say exactly what is good and what isn't, but it's pretty friendly compared to other distros.

[tr333]

I use Ubuntu for all my webserver needs. It's almost too easy to setup, with a LAMP option available on install to automatically install php/mysql/apache2. This can also be installed later using tasksel.

[wossname]

CentOS.

[penagate]

Anything that doesn't automatically patch itself, which is every distribution in existence when configured properly.

For ease of use and setup I second (or third?) CentOS.

[xxarmoxx]

I never heard of CentOS, is it as easy to use as Ubuntu?

[TomGibbons]

It's definitely easy to use. You'll have heard of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Basically, the source code for RHEL is taken, the Red Hat branding is removed and it's recompiled in to CentOS and provided free of charge. You should give it a go.

[xxarmoxx]

I think I just might do that. Here is the problem I am facing right now (It might not be a problem, maybe you guys can guide me). So this machine that I want to turn into a server, it is dual booting windows xp and Backtrack 3. When you turn the machine on, LILO lets you choose either backtrack 3 or windows. So my question is, how do I easily get rid of Windows XP, Backtrack 3 and LILO. I just want it to boot straight into CentOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[dclamp]

I think I just might do that. Here is the problem I am facing right now (It might not be a problem, maybe you guys can guide me). So this machine that I want to turn into a server, it is dual booting windows xp and Backtrack 3. When you turn the machine on, LILO lets you choose either backtrack 3 or windows. So my question is, how do I easily get rid of Windows XP, Backtrack 3 and LILO. I just want it to boot straight into CentOS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Format the drive. Use dBan (Google it)

[xxarmoxx]

Sounds good. Will dBan merge the partitions?

[penagate]

Any partition editor will do this. You can do it from within anaconda (the CentOS installer). Boot from the CentOS installation CD, remove partitions, then create your desired layout and format.

[xxarmoxx]

I tried dBan on another machine and it takes a retarded amount of time to format.

penagate, can you give me some more details on how I can remove 3 partitions with anaconda while I am installing CentOS? All I want is one partition with CentOS on it. Thanks my man.

[dclamp]

you can place any windows or linux distro cd in, and when it asks to format, say yes.

[xxarmoxx]

OK, I installed CentOS, so far it looks awesome. One issue, I cant get the wifi to work. When I type

ifconfig eth1 up

I get the folllowing error: SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such file or directory

Can anyone help me get the wifi working?

Thanks

[tr333]

A quick google search found this: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ectory-629327/

Hopefully that will help you get it going.

[xxarmoxx]

I suspect that the wifi isnt working because of a driver issue. When I boot into my computer with Backtrack 3 Live CD, my wifi works fine. Is their anyway I can extract the driver from Backtrack 3 and plug it into CentOS? Some direction would be greatly appreciated.

[tr333]

I would suggest asking this question on the CentOS forums. The people there are much more likely to know how to fix the problem.

[xxarmoxx]

Good call, I'll do that.

[penagate]

Sometimes wifi is labelled wlanX rather than ethX...

Try the command `iwconfig` and see what that outputs.

To be honest, I wouldn't run a server over wifi though.

[xxarmoxx]

Well im installing it more to play around with a server. Wifi would be best to use for now. If I cant get the wifi to work, should I try Ubuntu instead? Or will I have the same issue?

[penagate]

What does iwconfig say?

[xxarmoxx]

I got it working: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/...forumpost73077


thanks