ok, firstly, Mandrake is fine for both server and workstation... secondly, if you have the hard disk space,, install everything now,, thats my advice... and as soon as you get it installed and setup, go to the console or an xterm and run ntsysv (or one of the other methods of selecting services at startup, and disable everything you will not be using... ie all the server stuff... Then go and edit inetd or xinetd and disable the services you won't be using in there... ie pop3, telnet, ftp etc.... Then you will have workstation functionality with a very easy step to running server services... (an added benefit is that when you run software update, you can update all the server stuff in preparation for when you will be running it as a server, rather then loading all the stuff and updates later...) On the other hand,, if hard drive space is an issue, you can always add things in later.. Does that make sense?? regards Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ted Shaw Sent: Sunday, 13 May 2001 10:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Which distribution to use as server? G'day - I'm just beginning the steep trek to using Linux so please forgive the naive questions. I'd like to use Linux both as a workstation and as a server for my home system. I'm especially keen to learn to use Apache/php/MySQL for web page development. As an old windoze user I've got a lot to learn - I've ordered several books but before ordering any software I thought I'd ask: 1. Is Mandrake-Linux the best distribution for use as a server? 2. Would it be best to start off installing Mandrake-Linux as a workstation and then later install the applications necessary to turn it into a server or would it be better to install everything at the beginning? Having just recently subscribed to the list, I'm impressed with the quality of the assistance and the manner in which its given. The discussion regarding LM 7.2 vs LM 8.0 has been especially useful. Any advice greatly appreciated. Ted
