[UNCLASSIFIED]RE: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] minimal Linux version req uired.

[Antti Roppola]

Frank wrote:

> J-G Hasbani wrote:
>> Hello everybody.
>> 
>> I am considering to buy an old server in order to run MapServer.
>> The server has the following characteristics:
>>      *Red Hat Linus 6.0 for x86 compatible

>You might be a bit wary about security bugs in older versions of Linux like this though.  Not that I'm specifically aware of >any.

I would most certainly consider re-installing a more recent operating
system from scratch; especially if there's any uncertainty about what
software is and isn't on the server, and how current (secure) it is.

Ubuntu is free and easy to install, however you may have access to Red Hat
knowledgable people. As a plus, you will have a means for getting system
updates (not sure what the support status of Red Hat 6 is), and the confidence
that you can rebuild the server from first principles if the hard disk ever dies.

Note that some dedicated server hardware can use expensive or difficult to
come by components. I had a server that was not worth fixing because one
U-SCSI disk in the array cost more than I had paid for the entire server.
If you want to tinker with Mapserver, pretty much any old PC will do (and
probably be a lot quieter than a tower case crammed full of high speed disk).

Antti

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