[AuckLUG] Which Distro for small website/FTP

[Daniel Mason]

Thanks for that!! I looked before and there was like 23 CD images.. I got a
bit scared. hahh/

On 8/2/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> guessing your machine is 32 bit
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r0/i386/bt-cd/debian-40r0-i386-CD-1.iso.torrent(w/
> torrent client) or
>
> http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/debian-cd/4.0_r0/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r0-i386-CD-1.iso
>
> check out, http://www.debian.org/CD/ for more mirrors / information...
>
>
> On 8/2/07, Daniel Mason <daniel.jrm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Do you have a link where I can download it from??
> > Thanks
> >
> > On 8/2/07, Daniel Mason <daniel.jrm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ill download it tonight, give it a go tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for
> > your
> > > help :D
> > >
> > > On 8/2/07, Ravi Chemudugunta < chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > thats a sensible idea, i'd install the bare minimum on the installer
> > cd
> > > > though, go thorugh the list and turn off any unneeded things like
> > games,
> > > > screen savers, themes etc. turn off open office as you won't be
> > needing
> > > > it
> > > > for this machine; and while installing select a mount point for your
> > > > second
> > > > hard disk, i recommend /home so then all of your files are on a
> > seperate
> > > > disk automatically.
> > > >
> > > > On 8/2/07, Daniel Mason <daniel.jrm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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