I agree with Shawn both in that it's a personal choice and that Ubuntu is pretty good. We're pushing headless (and non-X) Ubuntu 6.06 servers out the door at the moment. I find the install to be painless (from the alternate CD) and they just work (tm).
Having said that, I am way more comfortable with Debian than Red Hat stuff so I'm a little biased. My 0.02 J Shawn wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > The only real hardware recommendation is to stay with common hardware, > and probably not quite cutting edge. You are less likely to run into > issues getting your hardware working. Now, that said, I usually just > build a box and things work. (but I don't buy the most expensive > devices either..) > > As for distro, what kind of car do you drive? Is that the right choice > for me? :) I'm not trying to be a jerk, but this is the same type of > question you are asking when it comes to distros. The right answer is > to try some out and find the one that works / clicks for you. And keep > in mind that any recommendations are opinions. You have to make the > final choice.. :) > > With that said, I'm personally favoring Ubuntu servers right now. > Because it lets me do things the way I've learned (i.e. directly editing > config files, rather than dealing with sysconfig and/or YaST), and > updates don't mess up your configurations. > > If you like tinkering, then Gentoo may be an option. Though it has a > steeper learning curve, and a few other issues that prevent me from > recommending it for a server that may not receive attention on a weekly > basis. But, it's documentation is some of the best you'll find, and > will teach you much more than most other distros. > > I've seen Suse and Red Hat servers, but I never really liked dealing > with them. They just don't "click" for me. (though I can use them when > needed.) > > Here's a couple links that might help. > http://howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.10 > http://howtoforge.com/taxonomy_menu/1/51 > > There are other "perfect setup guides" for other distros on that site as > well. > > Good luck with your efforts. We're here to help you out if/when you > need it. :) > > Shawn > > David Brewerton wrote: >> A general question from a Linux newbie. My goal is to set up a file server >> with the hope that the same system could also be the host for my own domain. >> Computer parts aren't a problem as I've got lots hanging around, but I'm >> looking for a recommended hardware set up and what version/distro of Linux >> would be best to use to do this. I've got SUSE & Linspire already but am >> debating Ubuntu. >> >> David Brewerton > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFF0BNuMia5XCIAQC8RAiNdAJ4rgWtR4om9bMUFHojo20PpzyHqagCgvqhO > ouCwSqVoeSIZz8dukegyAT4= > =meN2 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -- Key fingerprint: BDE0 DE52 B8C0 0CDF 7653 E5A2 D861 7877 0D3B 813E http://www.jonwatson.ca +1.403.770.2837 "Trying to learn to hack on a DOS or Windows machine or under MacOS is like trying to learn to dance while wearing a body cast" - ESR _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
