On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello there, >> >> I am about to install an Ubuntu server on a virtual setup and I am >> wondering >> whether anyone who has had experience with setting up Ubuntu servers >> can give opinions on >> whether it is better to just install a desktop version and install what >> is required or install the server version? >> >> - Does the server version just exclude X or is there a some >> other stuff that it offers for a production server? >> - Does Ubuntu server offer server set-up tools that I should know >> about? >> - Would the desktop version be a big problem for a server? > > The biggest bugbear with ubuntu desktop is that it doesn't set up the > network on any of my machines until someone logs in. I am not sure > whether that is just because the connections are WPA protected > wireless where the authentication stuff is per user, or whether a > wired connection would be the same. > > But anyway, issues like this would make me want to do a server install > for a server, rather than a desktop whivch you then strip down. > > I am not sure of the exact packages you get in server but this page > gives an idea: > > http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/techspecs >
See also http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/documentation
