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24-06-2010 4:57 PM
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I have a lovely little Dell Optiplex GX50 - Intel chipset (who cares about the speed?) with 256MB RAM. I'm pretty confident it has a hard drive in it too, so I can store stuff...
NIC etc all on board, CD-ROM and (a rare) floppy disk drive too!
So, I fancy having a dabble with Wordpress (amongst other things) and since there is only going to be me looking at the site (as a learning tool/curve for myself rather than a serious attempt at publishing, for now) I reckon I'll host it at home (or at work - I need to check if I can get a fixed IP on my home ADSL...)
So, in summary;
Empty boxen, ripe for the stickage of a new OS, shiny or otherwise.
I'm going to need Apache, and MySQL too.
Guess that's it. Right?
So, for a complete n00b, what it the suggested route of progression?
Boot from USB is a no-no, but I can grab the right .iso for a CD if I were to be pointed in the correct direction.
In terms of development longer term - if I can get my site heading the direction I want to, it will need moving to proper hosting in due course, and this box will probably spend the rest of it's life as a photo site webserver, hosting my family albums etc to share with family/friends.
So hit me with it guys:
Where do I go to start reading and button bashing?
Re: Web Server...
24-06-2010 5:12 PM
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CentOS doesn't have the latest, greatest bleeding edge kernel, but it's a very sensible, stable distro with long-term support.
B.
Re: Web Server...
25-06-2010 12:06 AM
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Virtualmin/Webmin is also fantastic for setting up and looking after your server once you get CentOS installed.
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25-06-2010 11:55 AM
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While it definitely doesn't have the solid commercial reputation of CentOS I've never had any issues with it.
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25-06-2010 2:22 PM
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http://wiki.contribs.org/Main_Page
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25-06-2010 3:12 PM
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Quote from: James_G So, for a complete n00b
What Matt said.
"But which is better? Debian or CentOS? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT!"
Gabe
Re: Web Server...
25-06-2010 3:33 PM
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If you want to use it then a "standard" distro and add the LAMP after install. If headless then any of the above.
I have use SME and Ubuntu both have benefits etc.
I would steer clear of a Red Hat distro as setting up SLELinux can be a pain especially if the machine isn't actually going to be "live" you don't need it.
Although re-reading your post with 256Mb you are going to be struggling with any desktop, so headless setup is the option.
I would also suggest looking at <a href="http://www.ebox-platform.com/">ebox</a> as it looks like it might do what you want.
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25-06-2010 4:00 PM
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29-06-2010 9:21 AM
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Quote from: Barry I would personally grab the latest CentOS netboot ISO, burn to disk and boot off it, then point it at the centos mirror repository and tell it to install as a "web server"
Hmm - just like Windoze - installed, first time I run gnome it demands 60 updates, then requests a reboot!
Its just like being at home...
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29-06-2010 9:27 AM
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It is probably because you are running Gnome desktop which you don't actually need for a webserver anyway. Once you get more familiar with it you should reinstall with no desktop as the server will run better that way.
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