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RE: Which distro should I use ? - chmod - 10-03-2013
Basically the server versions are just a striped out version of the desktop OS (sometimes with no DE/WM) with things like apache bind sql etc pre-installed all of these things will be available from the repos have a look here for a bit more information, but all in all there is actually very little difference IMO you would be better off with a desktop edition and customizing this to meet your needs for a server (I have done, and still do this), unless of course you plan to run this as a server and nothing else. As for the packages you will need this will depend on the services you require.
Hope this helps
RE: Which distro should I use ? - chmod - 10-03-2013
Basically the server versions are just a striped out version of the desktop OS (sometimes with no DE/WM) with things like apache bind sql etc pre-installed all of these things will be available from the repos have a look here for a bit more information, but all in all there is actually very little difference IMO you would be better off with a desktop edition and customizing this to meet your needs for a server (I have done, and still do this), unless of course you plan to run this as a server and nothing else. As for the packages you will need this will depend on the services you require.
Hope this helps
RE: Which distro should I use ? - xevenofhearts - 10-03-2013
http://crunchbang.org/ < Haven't a heard a bad thing from anyone that uses Crunchbang.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - xevenofhearts - 10-03-2013
http://crunchbang.org/ < Haven't a heard a bad thing from anyone that uses Crunchbang.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - xevenofhearts - 10-03-2013
http://crunchbang.org/ < Haven't a heard a bad thing from anyone that uses Crunchbang.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - Deque - 10-04-2013
If you use and need your laptop for important stuff, like studying, I don't recommend installing Arch as a main system.
Install it in a VM instead and see how you get around with it (be prepared for some frustrating moments).
I use it as second system on my PC and every now and then I run into some trouble after updating which requires time I don't always have. So it's not my main system for working anymore. I have Ubuntu with Xmonad on my laptop and that's what I use for working.
Arch is worth the trouble when it comes to learning and if you like tweaking your OS and having a lot of control (and problems to solve especially as Arch newbie). But you really shouldn't use it for your working system unless you are really good with Arch.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - Deque - 10-04-2013
If you use and need your laptop for important stuff, like studying, I don't recommend installing Arch as a main system.
Install it in a VM instead and see how you get around with it (be prepared for some frustrating moments).
I use it as second system on my PC and every now and then I run into some trouble after updating which requires time I don't always have. So it's not my main system for working anymore. I have Ubuntu with Xmonad on my laptop and that's what I use for working.
Arch is worth the trouble when it comes to learning and if you like tweaking your OS and having a lot of control (and problems to solve especially as Arch newbie). But you really shouldn't use it for your working system unless you are really good with Arch.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - Deque - 10-04-2013
If you use and need your laptop for important stuff, like studying, I don't recommend installing Arch as a main system.
Install it in a VM instead and see how you get around with it (be prepared for some frustrating moments).
I use it as second system on my PC and every now and then I run into some trouble after updating which requires time I don't always have. So it's not my main system for working anymore. I have Ubuntu with Xmonad on my laptop and that's what I use for working.
Arch is worth the trouble when it comes to learning and if you like tweaking your OS and having a lot of control (and problems to solve especially as Arch newbie). But you really shouldn't use it for your working system unless you are really good with Arch.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - Anima Templi - 10-04-2013
Don't listen to @chmod stay away from Fedora. Debian is the way to go!
Well, as I'm a hardcore Debian fan I will always recommend Debian or Debian based distro's. But for us to recommend you what distro to use, is very hard. The only person who can tell which distro to choose, is yourself. And the only way to find out is to try them out. When that's said we can tell you a little about what the different distros have to offer, which might help you to steer away from some of them. I will only talk about Debian and Debian based distros since it's been more than a year since I have even booted Fedora.
Debian: Debian is one of the core Linux distributions and is ond of the oldest too. More than half of all Linux distros are based on Debian and we can thank it for a lot of things. It represents stability! Install Debian and you will have a desktop or laptop which boots every time you start it and it's very unlikely that you will ever experience any bugs. What you won't get though, is a fancy desktop layout. Debian lacks a little behind when it comes to modern UI design. Some like it, some hate it. I personally use Debian on all my servers since I know my way around the Debian terminal and know how to secure the shit out of it. When installing Debian on servers you won't find my difference from the desktop version. When I install a clean copy of Debian I always start with downloading and installing; all my security features and then install PHP, MySQL and Apache. Because of it's stability it's also good for servers.
Chrunchbang: Well well well, isn't it Chrunchbang. Chrunchbang is of course build on Debian and tbh it is one of my favorite distros. With Chrunchbang you will get a light weight, fast and good looking minimalistic distro. It might be a little unstable. I have never experienced this, but some users complain about it.
Ubuntu: Who haven't heard about Ubuntu? Many only think about Ubuntu when "Linux" is mentioned (I'm really sad about this). Ubuntu is actually not that bad though. It's fairly stable, based on Debian and is well supported. What Ubuntu won't teach you, is the more advanced things. Cannonical has done a lot to make it as user friendly as possible and as a a result of that, it won't force you to actually learn about how to configure and manage Linux on your own.
RE: Which distro should I use ? - Anima Templi - 10-04-2013
Don't listen to @chmod stay away from Fedora. Debian is the way to go!
Well, as I'm a hardcore Debian fan I will always recommend Debian or Debian based distro's. But for us to recommend you what distro to use, is very hard. The only person who can tell which distro to choose, is yourself. And the only way to find out is to try them out. When that's said we can tell you a little about what the different distros have to offer, which might help you to steer away from some of them. I will only talk about Debian and Debian based distros since it's been more than a year since I have even booted Fedora.
Debian: Debian is one of the core Linux distributions and is ond of the oldest too. More than half of all Linux distros are based on Debian and we can thank it for a lot of things. It represents stability! Install Debian and you will have a desktop or laptop which boots every time you start it and it's very unlikely that you will ever experience any bugs. What you won't get though, is a fancy desktop layout. Debian lacks a little behind when it comes to modern UI design. Some like it, some hate it. I personally use Debian on all my servers since I know my way around the Debian terminal and know how to secure the shit out of it. When installing Debian on servers you won't find my difference from the desktop version. When I install a clean copy of Debian I always start with downloading and installing; all my security features and then install PHP, MySQL and Apache. Because of it's stability it's also good for servers.
Chrunchbang: Well well well, isn't it Chrunchbang. Chrunchbang is of course build on Debian and tbh it is one of my favorite distros. With Chrunchbang you will get a light weight, fast and good looking minimalistic distro. It might be a little unstable. I have never experienced this, but some users complain about it.
Ubuntu: Who haven't heard about Ubuntu? Many only think about Ubuntu when "Linux" is mentioned (I'm really sad about this). Ubuntu is actually not that bad though. It's fairly stable, based on Debian and is well supported. What Ubuntu won't teach you, is the more advanced things. Cannonical has done a lot to make it as user friendly as possible and as a a result of that, it won't force you to actually learn about how to configure and manage Linux on your own.