[Preston] GUI for a Linux Server

[Walter James]

Hi Richard,

At the risk of my being totally dumb on this one, is is possible to simply
start with a Linux distribution with the GUI of your choice and then
install into it all the servers your little heart desires?

I agree with you, having a GUI can be a real comfort and an asset.  I
started doing Web stuff with Red Hat 5.0 around 10 years ago with no GUI
(I could not get it to work), but in these enlightened times there seems
to be no such problem.  Ask again if you are stuck.

Best regards,
Walter.

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> Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 21:10:29 +0100
> From: Richard McLellan <richardmclellan at hotmail.co.uk>
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> Hi all.
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> Can someone help me out here?
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> I am looking to put together a linux server as a web host test unit, but I
> prefer to use the GUI interface.  Is there a server version with a GUI
> already?  If someone can put together a CD like this I would be very
> grateful.
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> Thank you.
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> RM
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> From: Georgina Joyce <ready2golinux at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Preston] linux server
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> On Sat, 2009-05-02 at 21:10 +0100, Richard McLellan wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Can someone help me out here?
>> I am looking to put together a linux server as a web host test unit,
>> but I prefer to use the GUI interface.  Is there a server version with
>> a GUI already?  If someone can put together a CD like this I would be
>> very grateful.
>>
>
> Have you looked at existing options?  Many servers are run by linux or
> some other derivatives of unix.  Have you seen:
>
> http://www.smoothwall.org.
>
>
> Reading it now it seems that the express version is designed as a
> firewall.  But check it out.
>
>
> Of course google is your friend.  By plugging "linux graphical server"
> there's hist from the ubuntu community and of course the European
> distribution SuSE by Novell.
>
>
> Good luck.
>
> Gena
>> Thank you.
>> RM
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