Anyone help me to choose a suitable Server O/S?

kae2 · 14 Dec 2010 at 22:53

I've bought a HP ProLiant MicroServer as getting one for £112 just seemed too good an offer to miss. However, I'm not sure what O/S to use?

I want to use it as a file store, backup for the PC's, media server and be able to access my files remotely.

Can anyone suggest a good O/S to use? I have no real experience with anything other than Windows O/S environments (or at least to a degree that I would call competent).

Thanks,

Andy.

kae2 · 14 Dec 2010 at 22:58

Would Ubuntu Server 10.10 come under the heading of a debian install?

kae2 · 14 Dec 2010 at 23:05

Cheers!

I've yet to find a piece of equipment I couldn't get my head around, I've just never bothered to stray from Windows (if it works and all that), so I'll give it a go.

Ta,

Andy.

kae2 · 15 Dec 2010 at 16:02

fluff said:
Bloated. I would stick with Debian.

Bloated aka makes it nice to use for us noobs

, or bloated useless?

kae2 · 15 Dec 2010 at 16:34

The performance isn't a main concern, hey, it's a £200 box discounted to £100. I'm not expecting the world.
Thanks for all your suggestions, think I'm going to have a play with various trials and see what I can get my head around.