Moving all software over to Open Source

[Lino]

I currently have a Windows Server 2008 with Hyper V. I am looking to replace it with either Opensuse or Ubuntu Server. However I would need it to be a file server, web server, and run Virtual machines for me. Any advice on this?

 

[Asha'man X]

Hey pal

I think OpenSUSE may be a better bet, as I've seen in it's control panel stuff for working with Xen, which will do the virtual machines. The file server will be covered by Samba/NFS, web server Apache.

I'm not a big Ubuntu fan, and not having used Ubuntu Server, I can't comment on that.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Hey

As the above poster said.

My suggestion is to get a decent PC, install openSuSE on it, with the Xen hypervisor, and play around with it before you'll attempt to convert your production environment.


Good luck.

 

[Bule]

openSUSE is guinea pig for SuSE Enterprise Linux. Similar situation to Fedora and RHEL. If you want free server (no money for support) then CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu. Though Canonical provides support for Ubuntu if you need it. If there is money for support then RHEL and SLES.
I do not like Xen (and many others - RH is switching to KVM) so I will recommend KVM and vBox.

 

[Lino]

Thanks all will first try OpenSuse and then Ubuntu Server.

 

[Lino]

My desktop I plan to move over to LinoSuse and laptop to Linobuntu

 

[d0b33]

My desktop I plan to move over to LinoSuse and laptop to Linobuntu

Bored with the windows 7 fad I see..

 

[Lino]

Bored with the windows 7 fad I see..

Something like that

Also I can not stomach paying +-R3000 for an OS. When I can just customise one myself for free. That will do exactly the same thing.

Not to mention the cost of upgrading MS Office when I can just use IBM Lotus or even worse the price of a fully working Server OS. NO way am I paying $$$ for Server 08.

 

[bubbatentoe]

why not try them all. (the Linux distros) ?


My office PC is a HP 8510w laptop (Fedora 10 x64) + a 24" LCD.
I have a XP SP2 VM in Sun Microsystems' Virtualbox.

XP (domain member) occupies one side of the cube, Fedora apps the rest.

I also have Vista on the laptop but only use it for COD.



Once MS comes up with a toy as cool as Compiz then maybe I'd switch back.

 

[Tinuva]

If you need to have your Linux PC/Server part of a Active Directory network, I highly suggest a distro supported by Likewise, which will let you auth against AD. If you go for the paid for version then you can even set policies on Linux servers.

Check it out: http://likewise.com/products/index.php