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Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 10:40:17 +1000
From: Chris <dmagick@gmail.com>
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To: David Levy <dvid.levy@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Best OS for Postgres 8.2
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David Levy wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am about to order a new server for my Postgres cluster. I will
> probably get a Dual Xeon Quad Core instead of my current Dual Xeon.
> Which OS would you recommend to optimize Postgres behaviour (i/o
> access, multithreading, etc) ?
> 
> I am hesitating between Fedora Core 6, CentOS and Debian. Can anyone
> help with this ?

Use the one you're most comfortable with.

I don't think you'll notice *that* much difference between linux systems 
for performance - but whether you're comfortable using any of them will 
make a difference in managing it in general.

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