[Gllug] Advice on which flavour of Linux to use as a server platform

[Jason Clifford]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, Ted Bell wrote:

> I would like to turn his (previously my) old box (133 pentium) into a server. 
>
> This is strictly home use, I will want to use both Mr Gates workstation 
> operating systems (win 2000 & win 98) and the slackware workstation (same 
> machine different partitions) when talking to the server. A mail sever would 
> be nice as well? I currently use KMail in Slackware becuase it was the only 
> one I could get to work when not logged in as root.

You've not stated what you actually want the server to do (aside form 
mail).

I assume you mean that you want it to act as a file server for the Windows 
and Linux systems (and print as well?).

Do you also want it to act as an Internet Gateway/Firewall?

I'd recommend having the latter as a dedicated box but it can be on the 
same one if you are reasonably careful.

SME Server (formerly E-Smith) is good for a simple server that is easy to 
administer via a web interface.

You can get a CD of this from The Linux Emporium 
(http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk/)for £3.00

Jason Clifford
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