Picking a Delivery Platform
After you have selected a distribution, you have choices regarding where to deploy it. Your first thought may be, “Well, on my computer system, of course.” But there are other possibilities, depending on what you are using it for. For example, rather than using Linux full time, you may want it as a secondary system for specific a purpose. If you are deploying a server, you may choose not to use one of your systems at all. The options are as follows:
Deploying on a physical system under your control
Deploying on a virtual system under your control
Deploying through the use of a cloud-based provider
In the latter case, the provider may offer a virtual system and a choice of operating systems installed on the system. ...
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