3/20/2013 - Removed all references to I/O, as this is being handled now by folding on a ramdisk.
For my new 4p, I went with Ubuntu 12.04 Server instead of my beloved 10.10 Server. 12.04 is an LTS (long term support) release, which is good news for folders I suppose. So far, I am not seeing any reason to not go with 12.04 for a new install. I have found one issue that can be addressed pretty easily after you install it. Note that I use the server version, so I can't comment about Unity or anything else regarding the Desktop GUI. My first impression if Unity was that it sucks, but is functional if you dig long enough to find what you are looking for.
Static IP Address Issues - I know this is a problem if you try to manually update your machine to use a static IP adress by editing /etc/network/interfaces. I have no idea if the GUI tool will run into the same issue, but I doubt it. Odds are that you will not need to do this unless you use the server version and switch to a static IP address. The issue is that /etc/resolv.conf is no longer a static file, so you need to list dns server info in /etc/network/interfaces now. If you can't connect to sites by name, you may have this issue. The fix is simple - add a "dns-nameservers=" line to /etc/network/interfaces:
192.168.1.1 is my router's interal IP address. I'm sure you could list other dns server IP addresses here. You shouldn't need to, though.
I'll list other things if I find them. In general, 12.04 seems to be a very stable release. If you are doing a new install and don't want to use 10.10, 12.04 looks like a good choice.
For my new 4p, I went with Ubuntu 12.04 Server instead of my beloved 10.10 Server. 12.04 is an LTS (long term support) release, which is good news for folders I suppose. So far, I am not seeing any reason to not go with 12.04 for a new install. I have found one issue that can be addressed pretty easily after you install it. Note that I use the server version, so I can't comment about Unity or anything else regarding the Desktop GUI. My first impression if Unity was that it sucks, but is functional if you dig long enough to find what you are looking for.
Static IP Address Issues - I know this is a problem if you try to manually update your machine to use a static IP adress by editing /etc/network/interfaces. I have no idea if the GUI tool will run into the same issue, but I doubt it. Odds are that you will not need to do this unless you use the server version and switch to a static IP address. The issue is that /etc/resolv.conf is no longer a static file, so you need to list dns server info in /etc/network/interfaces now. If you can't connect to sites by name, you may have this issue. The fix is simple - add a "dns-nameservers=" line to /etc/network/interfaces:
Code:
dave@cowgirl:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
#iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.170
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1
dns-nameservers 192.168.1.1
I'll list other things if I find them. In general, 12.04 seems to be a very stable release. If you are doing a new install and don't want to use 10.10, 12.04 looks like a good choice.
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