[lugip] vmware?

[Greg Wilson]

>>
>> I do not know if the Ubuntu Server version would behave any
>> differently, but I would not consider this occasional failure to be
>> acceptable in any sort of production environment. Personally, I would
>> stick with CentOS.
>>
>
> Does CentOS not update the kernel during normal upgrades? I guess I am
> wondering if it is a kernel header issue, why Ubuntu would have this issue
> but not other Linux distros.  In my experience, updating a kernel on a
> production machine without testing is a bit risky to begin with with any
> Linux distro.
>
> Edward
>

I don't think it is an Ubuntu vs other distros issue, rather a desktop
vs server OS. My experiences are mostly Ubuntu and Fedora compared to
CentOS and Red Hat (OK, that is mostly redundant) ... but I believe
that the desktop OSes *do* release kernel updates more frequently.

Can anyone corroborate that theory, or am I off base here? Anyone know
if Ubuntu Server behaves any differently in this regard than Desktop?

I am also much more likely to be "admining" the servers, controlling
when something gets installed and especially when it is rebooted. With
a desktop OS I prefer to let the distro provider install and update as
frequently as they like.

greg