[net-perf] piPEs preferred linux distro?

[Mike Hunter]

On Jun 07, "John Haskins" wrote:

> FreeBSD I got; I am glad to play the idiot wrt building a
> linux box these days.
> 
> In looking at the OS requirements for the workshop, I followed
> this chain:
> http://e2epi.internet2.edu/network-perf-wk/requirements.html
>   'Latest kernel version that supports Web100'
> http://www.web100.org/download/
>   '2.5.3 for Linux 2.6.11, released March 3, 2005'
> 
> Have folks got opinions to share as to the most compliant
> linux distro that includes the 2.6.11 kernel?

If you've got some time to devote to learning the install process, I'd
suggest gentoo.  It's great for this purpose because it's extremely
minimalist (not even cron comes out of the box!), source-based, and has good
package management (it's often considered the FreeBSD of linux :) .)  Just 
stick a kernel in /usr/src, patch it with web100, do some makes and you're 
all set (the kernel itself lives outside of gentoo's "portage" package 
management, which is a good thing for applying custom patches IMHO.)

Regards,

Mike Hunter
UC Berkeley Communication and Network Services