So I got around to backing up the boot drive in my server and proceeded to format it so I could play with Ubuntu Server 7.10. I’d been thoroughly impressed by the experience I had under the desktop version, so I expected much the same from the server version too. In the end, it didn’t go quite as smooth as I expected, but to be fair none of the problems were really Ubuntu’s fault. Following is a bit of a long-winded description of what not to do if you plan on running a system with either software RAID, or bridged network cards.
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I’ve had a dedicated fileserver for a while now. It ran Windows Home Server for a brief stint a few months ago, but as I’ve already posted, it was a load of rubbish. For the majority of the time, it’s been running Gentoo Linux - purely because I liked to keep the system as streamlined as possible, installing only what I used. It’s also taught me a lot about the inner workings of a modern Linux system.
Unfortunately, the time has come to say goodbye to Gentoo. It does what I need for now, but troubles are starting to arise with the future of the Gentoo Foundation that suggest switching to another distro would be better sooner rather than later. The foundation’s charter has been revoked for a while now, and even a simple visit to their website shows that it’s not being updated anymore. It’s an unfortunate situation. But anyone can see that the community is beginning to fall apart and the management just don’t have the same ideals that they used to.
So I’m making the obvious choice, and moving to Ubuntu. It’s much easier to run and maintain, support is extremely easy to come by, and the leadership is much more solid. Gentoo’s future remains uncertain, but Ubuntu’s isn’t.