Which stable FOSS distribution on the Linux kernel should I choose for deep learning?

CyMpak2011-02-06 14:44:23

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CyMpak, 2011-02-06 14:44:23

I hesitate between Debian and CentOS. The advantage of the first is in Ubuntu installed on the desktop, so the entry threshold for me will be obviously lower than in CentOS. I consider the fact that it is RedHat to the pluses of CentOS and it sells well. And I heard a lot about bug and security back reports that preserve the API.

What do you recommend, habropeople?

Ps As a serious commercial option, I settled on Solaris, because. I mostly use Oracle products. And this is by no means a topic for holiwar. :-)

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mister_fog, 2011-02-07
@CyMpak

I hesitate between Debian and CentOS.

Definitely CentOS, below are the arguments:

The advantage of the former in Ubuntu installed on the desktop,

You can install Fedora on desktop. At least, there is confidence that the RHEL / CentOS / Fedora “paths” will not diverge, because behind all rh-based distributions there is a single community of developers. With Ubuntu and Debian the situation is not so clear.

The advantage of CentOS is that it is RedHat

RH is used by many large enterprises. Hosted, CentOS is on par with other distributions. If you get an RH certification, there will be an additional weighty argument in your resume (today, RH certification is one of the most prestigious).

As a serious commercial option, I settled on Solaris

Oracle has its own Oracle Linux distribution, which is essentially RH-based, just like CentOS. Those. in the near future we should expect Solaris to become more similar to CentOS so that admins using both Oracle Linux and Solaris have the ability to migrate from one to the other without the need for retraining.

Andrey, 2011-02-06
@AndreyMorozov

Debian, just a new release has come out.

Puma Thailand, 2011-02-06
@opium

Learn Centos, it is more common in production.

int0x80, 2011-02-06
@int0x80

During the three years that I have been working in a consulting company, I had to interact with a large number of customers, mostly quite large ones. Almost everywhere RHEL, once only saw Solaris, and once a mixture of FreeBSD / Linux, and they were going to get rid of FreeBSD.
Again, if you look at cloud providers, they all have RHEL and CentOS, and Debian is not so common.
So I would choose CentOS in this context.

Vlad Zhivotnev, 2011-02-06
@inkvizitor68sl

It all depends on what you are going to study for.
If for yourself or for hosting - then debian. I have about 40 virtual machines, only 5 of them are not on debian. In small offices in Moscow, ubunta and debian also steers.
Debian is also suitable for learning Linux in general. It differs from LFS much less than centos.
In deep production, RX rules.

bagyr, 2011-02-07
@bagyr

On the first Slackware. Then move on to where you are supposed to work.

Jazzist, 2011-02-08
@Jazzist

Debian of course! This is a great start to the journey, in every sense ...
Everything else is already too specific, but you can draw objective conclusions and navigate the situation when you master the basics in practice , that is, without playing around, but after working for a year or two on specific tasks.