Linux Options

[silentrunner]

Thanks for the topic Sonar. After looking into the big distro's I decide to use Fedora core 6 which I consider an allaround well running os.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by silentrunner

Thanks for the topic Sonar. After looking into the big distro's I decide to use Fedora core 6 which I consider an allaround well running os.

Have you tried the Ubuntu series? It seems to be the best desktop OS right now from the Linux camp. Fedora would be better off in a server box in my opinion since that is what its core design was based on, though making it into a desktop is also possible and useable.

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[SUBMAN1]

Here are the current versions of Linux and you can see what each includes:

http://distrowatch.com/

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[kiwi_2005]

Go Ubuntu. Windows users are changing to this OS big time. Never used it, a mandrake and SuSe linux user from long ago but if i were to go linux again i would choose Ubuntu.

[sonar732]

How about your thoughts of my Soyo box being the main Linux system? Back in 2006, I developed our church website using Joomla on BlueHost. Since moving from Quincy late that year, my web admin duties eluded me to the secretary who went to godaddy since she couldn't understand the inner workings of Joomla.

Now that I'm on 4mb dsl and wanting to peek into Apache, I've found quite a few other options that help on the LAMP side.

Apachefriends.org with How-To install located on IBM site

The basis of my desire for apache is for the virtual host option of creating another website within apache. I want to create two websites. One for family and friends to look at for updates, the other for my plan to create my own computer consulting business here in Central Missouri.

Sooo many choices.

[silentrunner]

Ubuntu looks nice... might have to try it.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by sonar732

How about your thoughts of my Soyo box being the main Linux system? Back in 2006, I developed our church website using Joomla on BlueHost. Since moving from Quincy late that year, my web admin duties eluded me to the secretary who went to godaddy since she couldn't understand the inner workings of Joomla.

Now that I'm on 4mb dsl and wanting to peek into Apache, I've found quite a few other options that help on the LAMP side.

Apachefriends.org with How-To install located on IBM site

The basis of my desire for apache is for the virtual host option of creating another website within apache. I want to create two websites. One for family and friends to look at for updates, the other for my plan to create my own computer consulting business here in Central Missouri.

Sooo many choices.

Linux runs on anything. For the Soyo box (I assume exteemely slow), I'd go with a minimal system. Damn Small Linux is a good choice (Though hide the name from your church goers!), and is designed to run on older hardware.

Gentoo is also a good choice since you can compile to any hardware you want, but probably not a great choice for a first timer. To give you an idea though, my main server in this house only draws 17 Watts of power (Its on 24/7, so low power is a must), and it runs Gentoo Linux. It has a relatively slow Power PC 266 MHz CPU and 128 MB of RAM. So it is possible to have a decent Linux OS running on underpowered hardware, and you won't even really notice how under-powered your hardware is if you leave the bloat behind.


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[sonar732]

The Soyo box was purchased in 2004 with a decent spec back then of the type of processor. Shoot, if I was able to get my RH 7.2 to run on the 400 mhz...

Athlon XP: 1800+ - 3000+
Duron: 1.3GHz - 1.8 GHz

I'll download and install the Gentoo on my old Packard Bell 300 mhz.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by sonar732

The Soyo box was purchased in 2004 with a decent spec back then of the type of processor. Shoot, if I was able to get my RH 7.2 to run on the 400 mhz...

Athlon XP: 1800+ - 3000+
Duron: 1.3GHz - 1.8 GHz

I'll download and install the Gentoo on my old Packard Bell 300 mhz.

I hope you're either the tinkerer type that likes a challenge or want to know the internals to Linux - that is what you are getting into with Gentoo - no joke. On a fast system, it will take you a weekend practically to get a GUI (Graphical User Interface - a windows like look). Just warning you.

-S