Debian and Damn Small Linux are two distributions that can be set up to
work well on computers that are older and less powerful, or have a CD drive but no DVD drive.
This book also provides descriptions for setting up Debian as a mail and Web server (see
Chapters 24 and 25).
Linux at Work
Because I know a lot of people who use Linux, both informally and at work, I want to share my
general impressions of how different Linux distributions are being used in the United States. Most
consultants I know who set up small office servers used to use Red Hat Linux, but now have mostly
moved to Fedora, CentOS (built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux software), Ubuntu, or Debian
GNU/Linux. Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrakelinux) has been popular with people wanting a
friendly Linux desktop, but Fedora is also well-liked. The more technically inclined like to play
with Gentoo (highly tunable) or Slackware (Linux in a more basic form).
The agreement between Novell and Microsoft at the end of 2006 prompted some open source
proponents to abandon SUSE. Whether this will result in a migration from SUSE in the enterprise
space, however, has yet to play out. However, right now, Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers the best
choice in the enterprise realm for those who object to the alliance.
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