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I want to know which want do you prefer for a Dedicated server... Yeah in 2 months I'll get a dedicated server but I don't know which OS to choose.
I use exec command from PHP to run .exe files... (like image converter, video converter) but I'm sure I can find that for Linux too... I don't know Linux very well, but I use Windows every day so maybe it will be easier for me?
Help me choose, please!
Thanks!
Either Linux or Windows is a good choice. Ultimately, though, the choice should come down to you or your sys admins ability to support your choice. The old adage about the TCO being in support is a fact.
Most of the time/cost is spent supporting the hardware/software and that should be the focal point of whatever decision you make. Both OSes are more than capable of running a dedicated server. Choosing an OS that you or your staff has no experience with is a good recipe for disaster and frustration, especially in the short term.
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I am trying to replicate an ubuntu OS which is has (NAT,Firewall etc) setup.I am trying to find away to install a preconfig os or the os image in production, to avoid installing and setting up manually in each and every machine.Is there a way to solve this problem?
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Two methods come to mind--both variations on a theme. There may be other better methods that others know of, but lets at least start with the following.
Method #1. Assuming that the hardware is exactly the same between systems, you may be able to copy an install from one disk to another (or clone it using 'dd').
Method #2. If you are using virtual machines, you may have a master copy that you copy as needed (instead of identical hardware, you have identical virtual hardware).
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So I'm curious about this. I assume the building of operating systems is a monumental task, especially with all the back end stuff that an os involves. I was curious if I wanted to rework the front end of an operating system, but take advantage of existing architecture/backend, what would be the best resources to use? Also, can you guys point to any examples of well designed front ends of operating systems that aren't really mainstream? It seems like everyone uses pretty large well known OS.
Yes, you can. But like you said, it's a huge, huge task. I am not sure of windows or mac, but in Linux you have options to do so. You can download a Kernel from https://www.kernel.org/ and write applications around it.
If your goal is to make applications around the kernel, then look at linux application development resources. Check out linux desktop environments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment#History_and_common_use to see which one is good.
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I'm looking to find some articles/literature on Solaris other than just Wikipedia. In particular, how it differs from all of the other unix-like systems. Does anybody use Solaris, and if so, why? I know it isn't a particularly commonly used OS, so I'm just wondering why that is.
Solaris is not a Unix-like / Linux system. It's a true Unix system -- according to the Single Unix Specification, anyway, along with AIX and OS X.
This is a big topic, but I'd say the biggest difference between them is the fact that Linux (kernel) is completely open source, whereas Solaris is not. Oracle also provides vendor level support for the OS.
Chris O brings up a good point also. If you're running a Sun SPARC architecture (which is pretty uncommon these days), you're likely going to have better support with Solaris as opposed to any Linux distribution.
There's a somewhat lengthy article on this that you may find worth reading. Check it out here.
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I want to learn driver programming. But I don't know anything about it, except a driver is something that acts as an interface between the operating system and the outer world. What is easier to learn, Windows driver or Linux driver programming?
Where should I start?
I am at an intermediate stage in C programming. What are the prerequisites? As I, in 2010, graduated as a B.Tech. in computer science from an average college, can I start doing driver programming? I mean, can only experienced persons program drivers? What are the career oppurtunities in this field?
I'd say Linux device driver programming is easier than Windows, only because you've got access to thousands of drivers in the Linux kernel source tree that you can copy from. (And you can copy from them, because it's all GPL v2 licensed. You just have to GPLv2 license your driver too.)
The Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition book might be the best starting point. It's a little dated at this point, and the "flavor of the month" for many of the different techniques in the book have changed several times over, but it will get you experience writing small drivers and adding functionality over time. Once you've got some more experience, then the new "flavor of the month" for the different mechanisms will make much more sense to learn about it.
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I'm looking to run a Jabber server on a Windows 2003 server(web farm) and like some practical advice from anyone who has run a live environment with ~500 concurrent users.
Criteria for comment:
Performance
Capacity (ie ~number of concurrent users)
Stability
OpenFire is a good gpl java implementation of a jabber server.
It has plenty of option plugins you can use and it can intergrate quite well with Active Directory OpenFire
I think you're going to need to be a bit more explicit - you looking for server configurations, or software e.g. Jabber Server?
If you're thinking Jabber server, EJabberD is probably the most stable, flexible, capable of being clustered etc.
Really useful comparison of Open Source servers here...
http://www.saint-andre.com/jabber/jsc/