ZCS 8.8.9 : CentOS to Ubuntu
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 7:38 pm
I originally installed Zimbra over CentOS because (it seems) most of the notes in the wiki and forum focus on platform-specific details for CentOS.
While I do like CentOS, I only have one CentOS in my network right now and that's only for Zimbra - all the rest are Ubuntu. (Which is weird because I started Linux with RedHat, Mandrake, CentOS, other distros, and have only recently specialized on Ubuntu.
So to standardize on one distro I'm thinking about moving Zimbra into Ubuntu.
Is there any compelling reason to stay with CentOS?
Will I face a need to translate functionality and docs written for CentOS? In other words, is anyone here frustrated because they're running over Ubuntu and sometimes they're only finding info about CentOS?
Is there any stumbling block in this kind of switch?
I'm trying to avoid a scenario where I migrate in the quest for simplicity, but I end up spending more time looking for distro-equivalent solutions.
And while I'd be OK with a completely new install to a completely new OS, I'm wondering if Zextras Migration utility would be a way to go. Just install a fresh Zimbra, run Zextras Migration on both sides, profit!? ( I still can't figure out if Zextras is FOSS with paid support, freemium, or if just components are free while the core is licensed... )
Thanks!
While I do like CentOS, I only have one CentOS in my network right now and that's only for Zimbra - all the rest are Ubuntu. (Which is weird because I started Linux with RedHat, Mandrake, CentOS, other distros, and have only recently specialized on Ubuntu.
So to standardize on one distro I'm thinking about moving Zimbra into Ubuntu.
Is there any compelling reason to stay with CentOS?
Will I face a need to translate functionality and docs written for CentOS? In other words, is anyone here frustrated because they're running over Ubuntu and sometimes they're only finding info about CentOS?
Is there any stumbling block in this kind of switch?
I'm trying to avoid a scenario where I migrate in the quest for simplicity, but I end up spending more time looking for distro-equivalent solutions.
And while I'd be OK with a completely new install to a completely new OS, I'm wondering if Zextras Migration utility would be a way to go. Just install a fresh Zimbra, run Zextras Migration on both sides, profit!? ( I still can't figure out if Zextras is FOSS with paid support, freemium, or if just components are free while the core is licensed... )
Thanks!