Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS
July 31, 2006
Sometime over the weekend one of the main system hard disks in my home server went bad. Luckily, I was able to mount it in time through a Gentoo LiveCD and back up all of my important databases and configurations. I was going to put Gentoo back on, but after talking with a friend I decided to try out Ubuntu server edition. So far I am thoroughly impressed. Within 20 minutes of booting the installation CD, I was up and running on a full LAMP setup.
I have been a dedicated Gentoo user for 3-4 years and nothing has even come close to making me switch until now. If you have yet to try Ubuntu, I highly recommend giving it a shot.