A server distribution comes with a minimal pre-installed package set as there is no need for GUIs, etc.
However, It comes with just about everything you need and anything else is generally in the repositories. (Adding the EPEL repository can sometimes be helpful as well) :)
A server's console isn't really going to feel faster than the console on your desktop distribution.
Could you elaborate on that? It is an enterprise class server distribution so that shouldn't be the case.
I use it on one of my servers and I don't believe I've ever run into that. I suppose it depends on what you are trying to do with it though.
Which default utilities are you referring too?
A server distribution comes with a minimal pre-installed package set as there is no need for GUIs, etc. However, It comes with just about everything you need and anything else is generally in the repositories. (Adding the EPEL repository can sometimes be helpful as well) :)
A server's console isn't really going to feel faster than the console on your desktop distribution.
Yes, I know that - what I meant when I said that CentOS seems to be missing some Realy basic Unix commands.
Could you elaborate on that? It is an enterprise class server distribution so that shouldn't be the case.
I use it on one of my servers and I don't believe I've ever run into that. I suppose it depends on what you are trying to do with it though.