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I have an old comp that i would like to set up as a home server for files storage/comp back-ups and network share a printer. Any ideas as to which distro i should get for it?
2ghz proc
256 RAM (will probably have more)
80gb hdd
intel chipset
nvidia video
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...server for FILE SHARING/SORAGE, NETWORK comp back-ups......will also probablly upgrade the hdd to like 500gb
I had an all too similar machine and it was not cost effective since it pulled 150 Watts 24x7. I pulled it's plug and installed a little 2 Watt device that I plugged an USB hard drive into. Here's what I got for 25 bucks -> GMFPSU22W6 at http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GMFPSU22W6&cat=PRN
That's not nearly the power draw of a full PC.
Bob
I like it but it is USB and the printer is parallel so im not sure how well that would go down....but it was definitly a start thx
I've heard a lot of good about Linux Ubuntu Server Edition (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatIsubuntu/serveredition), as I said I'm not experienced with the server edition but if it's as easy as normal Ubuntu then it should be pretty good.
The link was not correct/broken "due to site revisions" but the site was really east to navigate so it took 2 secs to find the right one...thx looking into it now
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