[Linux] RHEL vs CentOS feedback

[Nicholas Saraniti]

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From: Lawrence Kagan <me@larrykagan.com>
Date: Thursday, Nov 15, 2007 8:41 am
Subject: [Linux] RHEL vs CentOS feedback
To: linux@flux.orgReply-To: linux@flux.org

Hi all,
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>I'm acquiring a new managed server at RackSpace.  They seem very flexible with respect to using any linux distro I choose.   If I want to take advantage of their MySQL backup service, I need to use either RHEL or CentOS.  It's been a while since I've used an rpm-based system.  I have a few questions that I'd like to get some feedback on:
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>1) What package managers are those two using now and how is performance of those package managers compared to a few years ago.
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>2) How up-to-date are packages?
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>3) Does one distro generally have a larger selection of packages than the other?  My specific concerns lie in the availability of some of the less used PHP modules that may not be installable via pecl.
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>Thanks in advance.
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>                        Larry Kagan
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