[AuckLUG] Which Distro for small website/FTP

[Daniel Mason]

I have 2 x 4.5Gb SCSI's,
I was planning to use one for the OS and one for the FTP/web server.

On 8/2/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> howto's are always a good place to start as they are more goal oriented;
> how
> much harddrive space do you have to play with, if you have a decent amount
> you could just download the install cd for etch or ubuntu server and
> install
> it with Xwindows and install apache like that...
>
> On 8/2/07, Daniel Mason <daniel.jrm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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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Daniel Mason