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So, a question for all you pro-linux people. What distro would be best for running a server on a piece of crap computer in my closet? Needs to be low-resource intensive, but still powerful enough that I don't need to do stupid retarded things to set up networking/binaries and such.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:42:04 UTC from web-
@minti well, i know Puppy Linux is very resourse conserving, but im not sure about running a server. i would say find the program first, then test each distro that can run it.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:43:18 UTC from web -
@minti Arch Linux is really a base system running little things, but the installer can still get the network set up properly. It's a rolling-release distro, though, so not really useful for a very serious server.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:43:27 UTC from web -
@minti So far my current best-case option is to just run Debian with Gnome removed.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:44:47 UTC from web -
@minti Whatever you decide on, just remember that rsync is your friend.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:45:12 UTC from web-
@toksyuryel What does rsync actually do? I hear about it more often but I have no clue.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:46:47 UTC from web-
@omni It syncs your files with those of a remote server. It's like a stripped down version control where there is no version history or branching.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:48:34 UTC from web-
@toksyuryel Ah, I see.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:49:08 UTC from web
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@minti I run a Minecraft server off of Ubuntu server. The desktop version kills the old thing at idle, but server edition runs well with 3 players.
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:47:07 UTC from StatusNet iPhone -
@minti I'd choose Linux! (and that's sadly the best answer I have *hangs head*) http://lmgtfy.com/?q=best+linux+distro+for+running+a+server
Monday, 16-Jul-12 21:55:42 UTC from web-
@pony Lol I used almost that exact link to decide upon Debian yesterdayish. :p
Monday, 16-Jul-12 22:01:31 UTC from web
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