Re: Newbie looking for a distro...

Uncleclinto! wrote:
Hey,

I was having some problems with my apache server this week on my win2k box.
The folks over at the apache newsgroup said I needed to run it on Linux, not
windows. Problem: I don't know crap about Linux. Apparently, first I need
to choose a distro. Other than a pretty easy to configure freebie, I don't
know what to look for.

I've heard that it's six of one half-dozen of the other, but maybe not. I
want to run it on the box I'm using for a web server and, if possible,
network it with my two win2k lappies through my router. Here's what I'm
working with:

The Box:

--System X86-based PC
--Total Physical Memory: 130,612 KB
--Total Virtual Memory: 441,168 KB
--Intel Pentium II (347 Mhz)
--HD 10 gig
Server Config:

--Apache 2
--MySQL 4
--PHP 5
--Cold Fusion 6.1 (not really used yet... too buggy)

Misc:

--Router Linksys
--Local network using win2k
--2 laptops (one for my wife & one for web development: Macromedia Studio
etc.)

Does any of this help narrow down my choices of distro, or is it still a
shot in the dark? What are you using?

Clueless in York,

You can get SUSE Linux Enterprise server or Open Enterprise server with
or without support. My Plug.
http://www.novell.com/linux/?sourceid=suselinux10.0



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