[Catalyst] Recommended OS for Catalyst?

[Tomas Doran]

On 6 Aug 2009, at 11:50, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Can you recommend a Linux distribution for production for Catalyst  
> apps?
>
> ...and a version of Perl?

I'm using both debian lenny (perl 5.10) and ubuntu hardy (perl 5.8) in  
production.

I've never had a problem with the perl version that debian ship, but  
obviously, using the distro perl ties you to a specific OS version. If  
this is likely to be a problem for you / you're not willing to put the  
effort into testing your app in sync with distro upgrades, then  
building your own perl would be recommended.

RedHat (or Centos) is also fine, however I'd _highly_ recommend  
building your own perl on those platforms - as RedHat have managed to  
ship a hideously broken perl on several occasions...

Cheers
t0m