spec me a linux distro

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I want a linux server thats free / cheap that will act as a file server to 15 windows servers. Basically they will need to map a drive to a share on the linux box (they're currently using xp which is limited to 10 connections). The file share will hold a database that they connect to via an app and thats it. I'm not a linux person but I will have to maintain it if required so I'm looking for one that is stable and requires very little maintenance. Also is it easy to create a share and map to it from windows? the network doesnt have a domain so a generic user needs to be granted full permissions to the share... does this make sense?
 
thanks Gareth,

Ubuntu is downloaded, will try it tomorrow, this way I can also install it on an old machine and it'll still run :p

I've never had any real need to use Linux but its going to be cheaper than a 2003 licence for my customer and it'll do the same job, its only for file sharing but XP is limited to 10 connections..
 
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