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I want build a LAMP stack, What is the best Linux distro for LAMP?

  • Cent OS 5.5?
  • Debian 5?
  • Ubuntu 10.10?
  • Fedora 14?
  • openSUSE 11.2?

Which is more stable, and which has lower memory usage?

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Fedora is bleeding edge. CentOS is a free version of Redhat, which is built from Fedora.

Similarly, Ubuntu is the bleeding edge version of Debian.

I've never used openSUSE enough to be able comment on it.

For a server/production environment, CentOS or Debian. For desktop, any of the others.

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"CentOS is a free version of Redhat, which is built from Fedora." — wrong. It's built from RHEL's sources. – poige Feb 5 '11 at 14:54
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All of those are very similar. The biggest variance is in how they manage their distributions and what other software is included. I doubt very much you would notice any difference running a basic LAMP stack on any of them.

I do know that Fedora tends to be more bleeding edge if that's your thing.

Cent OS seems to be very popular with hosting companies. (Such as www.slicehost.com.)

If you are new to Linux then I would recommend you start with Ubuntu since the community around it is amazing. Definitely check out www.askubuntu.com.

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It's not really a question that can be answered for you.

Memory usage will be down to how you setup and use the server, rather than what distribution of Linux it's running. (Apache settings, PHP memory limits, MySQL buffer sizes).

The choice between them is based upon your preference of package management (RPM v's DEB), and if you have specific software you're needing to run. But if you are after a LAMP stack any of them will do it fine.

If you are needing certain versions of Apache/MySQL/PHP check out http://distrowatch.com/ which will give you the currently shipped versions in each distribution.

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