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May 17th, 2008, 03:12 PM
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| Which linux for a server?
Just wondering which Linux distro would be the easiest to set up for an older server.
I got the old P-III server for $10 @ my school. It also has a gig of RAM, with SCSI drives. | 
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May 17th, 2008, 03:56 PM
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| Xubuntu.
All the goodness of Ubuntu back end, plus a lightweight window manager.
I run it on my old P3 866Mhz box with 512RAM, and it runs great. 
That's my vote! | |
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May 17th, 2008, 04:16 PM
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I have XUbuntu, but is the desktop version suitable for a server (possibly a local game server or just plain web)? | |
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May 17th, 2008, 04:19 PM
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Yes.
Of course make sure the game server your trying to setup will run in Unix, which I believe most will.
Linux really shines when it comes time for setting up a server. That's really the #1 reason why most people run any sort of *nix. | |
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May 17th, 2008, 04:21 PM
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I've heard Sun was going to do Open Solaris - if so, then that would be a good option.
.bh.
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May 17th, 2008, 04:22 PM
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I like xubuntu but I don't know if I'd run it as a server unless you don't mind configuring apache and such from the config files. I prefer the text config files so that's fine for me but if you like to use a gui I'd look elsewhere (i use fedora if i want to set up a server QUICK but it's pretty heavy... I don't know how it would run on that machine!
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May 17th, 2008, 05:41 PM
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fedora or centOS - more server than desktop.
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May 17th, 2008, 05:44 PM
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I do have centOS, too. I'll try it.
Light on resources, if I remember correctly. | |
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May 19th, 2008, 03:18 PM
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I'd go with a base install of Debian then install what you need the server to run as well as a light window manager like JWM.
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