On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 04:17:35PM -0500, Martin Lefebvre wrote: > On 12/16/05, Don Kelly <karfai [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: > > I can second that. I've been running a similar server using Debian stable. > > It was only recently re-installed due to a disk failure. I've also used > > slackware for a similar purpose in the past and we've an installation using > > Slackware in our shop. Very quickly, Slackware is difficult to keep up to > > date. Debian is far closer to the 'just works' stage. > > > > It's a matter of opinion I guess... Slackware can be easily maintained > with tools like slapt-get. slapt-get ... strangely similar name to the debian tool for the job, "apt-get". I use Debian stable. And yes, it really is very quick and easy to maintain up to date. cheerio, bjb