Types of Linux Hosting

January 28th, 2010 |

If you are into web hosting, you might probably hear of Linux before. It was first introduced in the year 1991 and it is coming to be one of the most popular operating system available in the market. It has emerged to be one among of the top choices that webmasters choose besides Windows and Mac OSX system. One of the reasons that make Linux popular is because it is an open source. Many developers are constantly working to improve the system. There are many distributions of Linux and let s take a look at a few popular ones.

The first one that we want to mention here is Ubuntu. They are considered the most popular among the distribution out there because it has features that are comparable to Windows hosting. It is also popular because it is designed to be more suitable as a desktop operating system instead of being a server system.

The next type is Kubuntu. With its name, you might have guess that it is similar to Ubuntu. Yes it is. The two are very similar in their operations and functionality. However, they do use two different kinds of file system. Other than that, the two systems are very much similar in their functions and performance.

Then, there is the Debian distribution. It is build based on the Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This is most commonly used in the web hosting industry. Although it is more difficult to operate, the Debian is still very flexible. It can be used for both desktop and server operating system.

Another type of distribution is called Fedora. This one is usually included with dedicated hosting packages. This distribution is based on RedHat Linux. It has maintained to be a commercial distribution that is often competing with Microsoft Windows. It is commonly used on older computers because of its limitation and its ability to uses less resources.