"Joe Hagerman (662-325-2547)" wrote: > > > Just a thought. You might consider taking an old PII, stuffing 256+ Mb > > of Ram in it and loading it up with Linux, Apache and ComSwiki. Problem > > solved. Most departments have such boxes lying about, waiting to be > > scrapped. > > > > Cheers > > > > John > > What build of Linux do you recommend for a semi-beginner? I installed RED > HAT 5 on a SPARC some time ago, got it working fine then my interest shifted > to GIS. Now I want to take an old Gateway, 512mb ram, 9gb SCSI hard drive, > install Linux, Comswiki, and potentially SAMABA. Any suggestions/thoughts? > Thanks for your help. JOE.
Personally I prefer SuSE, but use RH, SuSE or even (with some hand holding) Debian and you shouldn't go far wrong. I hear that RH are giving away disk packs to schools (get the full version!). Just check that your SCSI adaptor and video card are on the hardware list and you'll be off! Cheers John -- They're afraid, very afraid...... According to CRN magazine, Microsoft staff discovering Linux in use will have now access to a special 'escalation' team. Now, where did I put that stake and mallet? http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/16/0310222&mode=nocomment
