Nepotismia: Review: Ubuntu Server Edition (6.06)

“The release of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), back in June,
brought not only a new desktop system to the Linux world, but also
a server system with long-term commercial support. It has one key
advantage over similar offerings from Redhat and Novell; the
flexibility of the Debian dpkg packaging system.

“This was of particular interest to me, as a system
administrator who generally installs Debian, if given a choice. One
of the annoying problems with Debian has been its potentially short
support lifespan; essentially as long as it takes to get two more
releases out. Admittedly this hasn’t been a real problem, to date,
but not having firm dates has been an issue in some environments in
which I’ve worked…”

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