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Re: [ProgSoc] Preferred server linux distros



On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 04:37:38PM +1000, James Kirsop wrote:
> In light of my recent crap of an install with Fedora and the  
> subsequent issues with data recovery, I'm looking for a new linux  
> distribution to run a basic web/mail/ftp server on. I'm probably  
> going to go with Debian, but has anyone got any suggestions/comments  
> on their favourite distro? Something with lots of support would be  
> good - as I'm a bit of a linux n00b, but I know the basics and some  
> advanced stuff.
> 
> Specs of the main machine will probably be:
> 1Ghz PIII - maybe 1.3Ghz
> 512MB RAM
> 20Gb HDD

What can run on that? Anything. What I'd recommend putting on that
though is debian.

If nothing else avoid Mandrake like the plague.

arp

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