Re: External: Re: Linux distribution suggestion for EPICS

[Niko Kivel via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

Hi Vincent

We are in the process of migrating to Debian for IOC hosts.

I'd not use anything RedHat based, mostly due to the drama caused by said company in the last few months.

Best,

Niko

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From: Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces at aps.anl.gov> on behalf of Florian Feldbauer via Tech-talk <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 8:44 AM
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Subject: External: Re: Linux distribution suggestion for EPICS

 

Hey Vincent,

for the PANDA detector control we are using Debian and AlmaLinux.
I never had any issues running EPICS IOCs on either OS.

Best regards,
Florian

On 11/2/23 15:12, Vincent van Beveren via Tech-talk wrote:

Hi,

 

We’re in the process of starting a new green field setup for EPICS. The system will host one or more IOCs and possibly some archiver. Since we get to decide everything, the first decision I need to make is what a good choice of OS/Linux distribution would be for this new EPICS configuration. I would think either AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux would be good candidates, but I may be missing something. Also important is which OS/distribution would you not use, and why?

 

Any ideas would be appreciated!

 

Thank you,

Vincent van Beveren

 

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