Jonnio;320665 Wrote: > I have an old laptop that recently took a nose dive off of a table and > had the display broken. > > Celeron 2 gHz, 2 gig ram, 130 GB HD... With the display off it only > draws about 40 watts, so I am thinking that it would make a good > server. My only question is, will it do better with an Ubuntu/Gentoo > slimserver install or stick with the XP build that it has. > > I have a friend that is a linux expert and is willing to help me with > the Gentoo install if that is the lighter of the two and more suited > for a headless app like this. > > Thanks
As long as your friend is reliable, go with Gentoo. On the other hand, if you want to do a little learning while you're at it, Ubuntu is pretty simple to setup and use. I run the server version on a laptop and the hardest thing in getting the setup working was figuring out how to mount the filesystem the NAS drive with my music. Took a bit of reading (maybe 20 minutes) to get it straight and it's been a rock since then. Because we have a Debian repo for SqueezeCenter, apt-get works a treat for updating the software. -=> Jim -- JimC "well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that." -- BKlaas' college buddy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49951 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
