Best Linux Distribution for SRCDS???

[hellrazer333]

There are tons of different linux distributions out there & I'm sure I will get a ton of different opinions in response to this question:

What is the best distribution of linux for running SRCDS?

This is where I am coming from. I grew up w/ commador and clung to dos until some time in 1995. I however have not used linux that much, but I'm not a total dumb@$$ & am confident that I can figure it out.

In other words I'm not looking for the easiest to use linux; I'm looking for the one that will run SRCDS the fastest and most stable.

I plan to set up the server then really not mess w/ it more then I have to to keep it running. I really like the idea of the minimalist distributions, but wonder if the power user distributions are the way to go. Well, let the argument begin...

Thanks,
-Hellrazer

[realchamp]

I voted Ubuntu.

[HBS|Ryan]

I voted ubuntu and centos.

Ubuntu has a huge community that is willing to help, so its definitely better for new users.

but i personally like centos the best

[drazah]

As all i use is fedora i voted for it !
though ive voted centos too as i know its good, just a shame ive never got round to using it on my boxes

[helio]

I voted Ubuntu
Ryan is right, ubuntu has a huge community and can be easily customized.
I find that ubuntu is easier to use then centos

I dont know about any other distros but Ubuntu will send u a free disk and i Love that

[CarVac]

ubuntu. It has such good support and documentation.

[ClanWoof]

Every OS is good when it comes to hosting srcds. As everyone else said Ubuntu has a great community for support. Any distribution you use I am sure will work great.
You should know a bit more than just how to keep srcds running unless you're just using this as a home server. I voted Ubuntu and CentOS as I have had great success with both of them.

[hellrazer333]

ClanWoof Wrote:You should know a bit more than just how to keep srcds running unless you're just using this as a home server.

This will be a home server w/ only SRCDS and TeamSpeak2 Server installed, nothing else. If I end up really liking the OS then I will add it as a dual boot option to my gaming machine (hopefully the learning will come w/ necessity of use.)

[ambientmf]

I voted Ubuntu and Debian.
Ubuntu because, as others have said, there's a big community so help is always easy to find.

But personally, I have more experience in Debian/GNU so it's what I'm used to.
I've never had any real issues with either OS.

[luisfs88]

Realy cool, did you guys have a much bigger fps with diferent systems or not ?
thnx

[realchamp]

(03-01-2011, 06:14 AM)luisfs88 Wrote:  Realy cool, did you guys have a much bigger fps with diferent systems or not ?
thnx

In a Linux enviorment you'd have to configurate the kernel for best performance.

[BehaartesEtwas]

it's not important to have as big as possible fps... see http://www.fpsmeter.org/p,fps.html

[realchamp]

(03-01-2011, 07:27 AM)BehaartesEtwas Wrote:  it's not important to have as big as possible fps... see http://www.fpsmeter.org/p,fps.html

That's correct. It's more important to have sufficient internet and proper hardware, aswell a stabile FPS rather than a high one

[erictooth]

I personally really like Arch Linux. I haven't really done any performance comparisons, but it seems to be the most stable for SRCDS with the default kernel.

[finest123]

I, too vote Ubuntu and CentOS only because I started using Ubuntu as my first Linux distro and I liked it. CentOS, because I recently starting using it and I like it, a little more. I like it more because it's good practice to use because a lot of hosting companies use CentOS and I want to choose a system administrator for my career. CentOS is made for people who are a little more experienced to Linux, it is a little more stripped down. Meaning that you need to configure a little more and install certain programs/utilities that are not pre installed or have an options to install like Ubuntu.

EDIT: Or if you have the money you can purchase a Fedora Redhat license