Which linux distros suits for your application?

There are wide range of linux distributions are available for use based on the user’s requirements. Some of the types of distributions are available for public use and some are available for commercial use. From the following post, you will get some idea on choosing which linux distributions(distros) suits for your application.

Redhat Linux

Redhat Linux is a widely used commercial linux distribution all over the globe. Red hat linux uses dnf as a package manager through which the application packages can be installed into systems.

It supports most of the popular third party applications with stability for longer period of time. Redhat linux has license with support period. Based on the size of machine or for very large scale applications, One can opt Redhat.

For detailed pricing, click here. Redhat provides supports upto 10 years of life cycle and maintenance support.

Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu Linux is another popular linux distribution derived from Debian used in terms of desktop(works similar to mac OS) and enterprise servers all over the world.

Like Redhat, Ubuntu provides commercial for most popular third party application softwares like Ansible, Redis, Node js, WordPress, Puppet, Nagios, Kubernets, Docker, OpenStack etc., For detailed pricing click here.

Ubuntu releases new minor LTS version of every six months with major long-term support version releases every two years. LTS version of Ubuntu support is covered upto 5 years and upto 10 years for Infra support.

Centos

The usage of Centos is similar to Redhat but when it comes to support, one can’t expect commercial support. One can find the solutions from the open source community. Like Redhat, Centos supports most of third party application softwares.

Kali Linux

Kali Linux is widely used for hacking and penetration testing as it provides various tools for finding security loopholes in the system or network and in some cases used for testing digital footprints, security auditing, web application testing for white hat and black hat hackers.

OpenSuse Linux

OpenSuse linux is an another enterprise grade linux based operating system derived from Slackware. It is used for SAP based applications and containerization workloads. Suse linux is cost-efficient, improved productivity with reduced downtime of application.