Laying the Foundations
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Linux comes in many forms, known as distributions, and it would be pointless to
cover them all here, so we will consider two of the few popular ones: Debian and
Ubuntu. Other distributions will perform just as well, so we should not consider this
an exclusive list for our purposes.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows provides a perfectly good platform for running our server
framework, and our components do not require a server edition of the underlying
OS (although we may still require a server edition for licensing purposes). The
instructions here are for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, but should work equally
well on Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition.
Which Version?
The following table shows the versions available for Linux and Microsoft Windows.
Subversion Apache Trac
Current 1.4.5 2.2.6 0.10.4
Microsoft Windows 1.4.5 2.0.61 0.10.4
Linux Ubuntu 6.06 LTS 1.3.1 2.0.55 0.9.3
Linux Ubuntu 7.10 1.4.4 2.2.4 0.10.4
Linux Debian 1.4.2 2.2.3 0.10.3
It is obvious from the table above that there is a noticeable disparity in the versions
available for the detailed platforms. Microsoft Windows has more flexibility than
the other platforms in that it can easily run the latest version of all the components;
however, as is apparent in the Appendices that cover installation steps, installation
of the packages is far more easier on the other platforms.
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