Distribution Advice

[rodrigoduran]

Hello ,

Im building a new system desingned for real time operations in Linux.
Our Goals in the linux distribution are :

1) Robustness
2) Support for non standart commercial hardware (Nothing out from this world, but almost certain that will not be AMD/Intel)
3) Support for tools in real time capabilities (manage process and threads priority, etc)

Im almost a complete newbie in Linux, just some applications using C++ with Slackware. Any advice is very welcome
thanks

Rodrigo Duran

[techieMoe]

Am I to assume this is for a business of some sort? You might want to stick with a distribution that offers a support contract, like Novell SuSE Enterprise or Redhat Enterprise. Their free versions (openSuSE and CentOS, respectively) are essentially the same product without the support.

[rodrigoduran]

Yes, its a business application. We are looking for a free distribution to put in our product (the product is basically a computer running linux and our own software acting like a server to manage network calls).
The main problem is stabillity and performance (network calls must be answered in real time).
After some research i found that a lot of people use Debian/SlackWare or CentOS for such applications.
If anyone has some experience in such kind application development would be very nice to have some advice

[L4Linux]

Ubuntu and Mandriva also have paid support, if you want it.
Stability and performance are not a real issue in your choice. Since it is Linux it is stable and fast.

[oz]

After some research i found that a lot of people use Debian/SlackWare or CentOS for such applications.

Welcome to the forums, rodrigoduran!

Both, Debian and Slackware, are great distributions. Many folks would say that Debian is better because of its package management, but others would contend that Slackware is the better option. If at all possible, I'd recommend that you experiment with all three distros and try to determine for yourself which one best suits your particular needs.