Operating Systems

Dedicated Server - Operating Systems.
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Linux VS Windows

Dedicated Server - Operating Systems

Two main operating for dedicated hosting are normally available they are Linux and Windows. Some of the more popular operating system distributions available can be seen below.

Linux Operating System

For a detailed list of all Linux operating systems see the Linux Distributions section on the linux website.

Red Hat

Red Hat Linux, assembled by the company Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution that is until it was discontinued in 2004. Since this time, a number of distributions have been born including Mandriva Linux and Yellow dog linux.

CentOS - The Community Enterprise Operating System

CentOS is free (opensource) operating system software that is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Developers have used the freely distributed source code of RHEL to create the Centos product. Centos is not supported by RHEL.

Debian GNU/Linux

Debian is freely availble operating system. Using the linux kernel (operating system core) debian is a multipurpose operating system which can be used on both desktop and servers. Debian etch, the latest relase comprises of over eighteen thousand software packages across 11 computer architectures.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a freely available operating system and is heavily influenced by debian. Ubuntu prides itself on delivering the best of free software on a stable, fully supported and secure platform. Ubuntu Server Edition is an energy efficient, low memory and disk footprint operating system. Paid support is available from a team of Linux experts 24/7 from Canonical.

Fedora

Fedora --> All About Freedom.
Free for anybody, anywhere, to use, modify and distribute. Fedora was project began in 2003 when Red hat linux was discontinued.

FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a popular Free version of the unix operating system. It is distributed in both executable and source code forms. Users have the ability to extend the operating system.

SUSE

Suse linux is developed by novel which has developed a family of distributions including several commercial server products. openSUSE is an totally free open source community project.

Slackware

Slackware has been alive since it's first release in 1993 and continues to be the world's oldest surviving linux distribution.

Mandriva

Mandriva represents a consumer-orientated distribution available both freely and as a boxed product.