Re: Linux Distribution Preferences?

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 08:46:58PM -0700, Scott Marlowe wrote:
>> The reasons to NOT use ubuntu under PostgreSQL are primarily that 1:
>> they often choose a pretty meh grade kernel with performance
>> regressions for their initial LTS release.  I.e. they'll choose a
>> 3.4.0 kernel over a very stable 3.2.latest kernel, and then patch away
>> til the LTS becomes stable.  This is especially problematic the first
>> 6 to 12 months after an LTS release.
>
> This really sums it up for me.  Do you need the most recent kernel with
> all the performance enhancements and new hardware support, and if so,
> are you willing to accept frequent updates and breakage as the bugs are
> fixed?

Yeah.  If you just started development and expect to deploy in 6 to 12
months time it's pretty acceptable.  If the distro's been out a year
it's ok.  If you already have a solid and reliable infrastructure,
then you should be doing a LOT of stress testing before using a new
distro.