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Peter Cannon wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I totally agree, I don't like to waste things like that, if I can find a use
for it I will keep it because it is in good condition all round. I think a
print/file/media server is the likely use. This then raises the second
question: Which is the best distro to use on it to act as a server given the
spec I mentioned?
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Hi Mo
As most have said turn it into a Non-Gui Server, 1st bit of fun would be
to set it up as an SSH server you can have hours of fun logging in and
messing around just with that alone.
Start to learn stuff like 'screen' scour the net for text only apps like
Htop, Mutt, MC (Midnight Commander) Vim etc.
HTH
PeterC
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Totally agree with the non-gui stuff - I use it a good percentage of
the time, and it can be really quick to do. Of course sometimes it is
easier to 'point-and-click' as well.<br>
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As a result of this thread I've been looking into the freenas distro,
and it looks really cool - I'm going to set it up on a spare machine.
Has anyone else played much with it - I'm looking to 'host' a load of
.iso files of my dvds which a mac-mini will use through Home Theatre
(once I buy it of course...) and not sure if I need to do anything
other than simply dump the images onto a drive and export the drive via
samba...<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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DM<br>
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