[AuckLUG] Which Distro for small website/FTP

[Daniel Mason]

Thanks for the quick reply, Ill give it a go see if I can manage to get it
up and running.
I'm not too good with the linux console, but i know the basics. Is there any
tutorial anywhere ?

Thanks
Daniel

On 8/2/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hi Daniel,
>
> I'd use Debian Etch, ... If you install the minimal bootstrap version of
> debian (debootstrap , around 100-300 megs), this comes with a running
> console system, a full package management system, console utils - so you
> can
> install apache with some simple apt commands and whatever else you want,
> as
> long as you don't install anything graphical such as X it should keep the
> size small, though there's nothing stopping you from installing the full X
> and tools later on.  Use a good package management system it saves much
> time
> (you could just as easily pimp this little box out with php,perl,python
> and
> deck it out with rdbms's like mysql, postgresql, firebirdql, anymore? all
> as
> easy as apt-get install <package name> ) ...
>
> http://librenix.com/?inode=9320
>
> hope this helps,
>
> ravi
>
> On 8/2/07, Daniel Mason <daniel.jrm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I just got my old IBM Netfinity 5000 server up and running, and I want
> to
> > host a website/small FTP server on it. Im not sure what distro to
> install.
> > I
> > was given a copy of Red Hat Enterprise 4. Would it be wise to install
> this
> > ?
> >
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