If I wanted to format the harddrives in my server and start over from scratch, what is the best OS to go with.
I don't want to spend any money on this, so options are windows 2000 pro and some kind of free linux distro.
I want something that is familiar or at least easy to learn.
What do you suggest?
Best option for a clean server install?
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Ubuntu with KDE or GNOME is very user friendly.
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Fortunately, I already have ubuntu feisty fawn with gnome, and it is indeed user friendly. How is it for a server? I just want something as a development platform.
~VladSun: Fairly familiar with DOS (I can cd, dir, and fdisk!
), and next to no experience with the linux shell, but I prefer a window manager..
~VladSun: Fairly familiar with DOS (I can cd, dir, and fdisk!
FreeBSD is a very good OS for a server platform (the best in my experience with redhat, centos, and freebsd). The installation isn't too bad, either.
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One suggestion: install a virtual machine using say, MS Virtual Server, or the VMWare server (both free). Download the Debian net install (only a 50mb ISO). Practise installing debian from that net install (it is quite easy to do). The resulting install is a near minimal debian system. Now, backup the current virtual disk. Then install a ssh server on the virtual machine. SSH into the machine, install the necessary server tools, e.g. apache, etc.
Virtual machines are great tool to practise server admin.
Virtual machines are great tool to practise server admin.
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