Going with Unicorns

scottalanmiller

@DenisKelley said:

@scottalanmiller
Good idea.

Really never meant to have it there. We just didn't look into disabling it until today.

RAM.

I can't up vote this post now then that saddens me.

scottalanmiller

Full upgrade it running right now.

scottalanmiller

Ubuntu says...

1 package is going to be removed. 41 new packages are going to be
installed. 450 packages are going to be upgraded.

RAM.

Ryan Says "wee woo wee woo"

thanksajdotcom

Updating my server at home right now.

scottalanmiller

Okay, we have to reboot to take effect. So we are going down for a minute, this should be fast. (Famous last words.)

scottalanmiller

And we are back! Ubuntu 14.10 running here now.

scottalanmiller

Sorry for the brief interlude there. But we got the update done quite painlessly.

scottalanmiller

What's funny is that while there were very few posts going on during the upgrade, we actually did it during peak traffic. Probably not the ultimate in planning. It felt quiet but it really wasn't.

coliver

Just wondering, what's the reason for using Ubuntu instead of a different distro?

thanksajdotcom

@coliver said:

Just wondering, what's the reason for using Ubuntu instead of a different distro?

I'm sure Scott would have used CentOS if he could. Probably what they built the platform on.

scottalanmiller

@coliver said:

Just wondering, what's the reason for using Ubuntu instead of a different distro?

NodeBB is built on Ubuntu. There is a lot of benefit in a case like this in running on the exact same OS as the developers. They provide packages for other systems, but none of them are really tested. They are a small company. And we are the largest user of their software. So we don't want to be out front trying new things, the chances of us finding major breaks would be rather high.

coliver

Thanks that is good information.

scottalanmiller

@thanksaj said:

I'm sure Scott would have used CentOS if he could. Probably what they built the platform on.

Yes, if I had my druthers I'd be on CentOS or OpenSuse first. Ubuntu is okay, but far from my top choice(s).

scottalanmiller

Hey, we had a rocky day but at least we were not the only ones. It's been a busy day here, though, which is great. We had very solid posting all day.

Reid Cooper

Yes, I would say that it has been a pretty good day.