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Recommend me a linux distro.
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:52 am
by Avatar Viper
Can anyone recommend me a linux distro beside Redhat, Mandrake and suse. It is mainly for running apache, php and mySql. And it must fit into my 6Gig hard disk. Thanks.
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:52 am
by TonyT
Debian,
Go here and download "bf2.4-3.0.23-mini.iso". This will install teh base system and the rest can be installed automatically over the net. It will set up your net connection automatically.
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:24 am
by Avatar Viper
I on 56k leh. How to install over the net...
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 8:25 pm
by crossconnects
Avatar Viper wrote:I on 56k leh. How to install over the net...
You are trying to create a LAMP server. if you already have the php, mysql and apache, then all you need is the debian mini iso mentioned above. install that and then install your software separately.
otherwise try to find a mini distro that includes all of the above and not much else.
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:55 pm
by Paft
Try Linux from Scratch (
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org) -- It's fairly good, and REALLY small.
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:34 pm
by crossconnects
linux from scratch is good if you have about a week to install everything
you will learn a lot about how a linux system works.
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:36 pm
by Paft
crossconnects wrote:linux from scratch is good if you have about a week to install everything
you will learn a lot about how a linux system works.
Amen on the week thing. Though now, after having done it about 12 times, I can do it in under 24 hours with a decently fast computer. *GRIN*
You just need a lot of time and patience to do it.
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2004 9:55 am
by qball15j
Paft wrote:You just need a lot of time and patience to do it.
Thats the key, thats where I normally give up at.
Main reason why all my servers are Windows based. (2000 Server, 2003 Web Edition / Standard).
Check out
http://www.tinysofa.org/ , I've heard good things about it.