Windows Server Editions.

I have Ubuntu 8.04. Would I need to get a hold of the server edition though?

I have both, Windows XP Professional and Ubuntu 8.04.

Which would be better?

Thank you!
 
Depends which one is easiest for you, if you want to learn about linux a little more. You could setup ubuntu with samba so you can share files to other windows machines, you could also use a DNS service as recommended above so you can then run a web server off the machine too best way to do that is to setup apache.

If you want to get something quickly setup then Windows XP will be a very easy configure.

Personally I would go for ubuntu as I find it is a very stable OS for a server. I maybe lay off the server version though if your a linux noobie. The desktop version gives you more than enough options for a server.
 
I am a bit of a noobie when it comes to Linux. However I love to learn new Os's though. So, I can use the normal desktop version then for my server setup?

Would I be able to remote access to it. ( Like I can do in Windows and control a pc over a network)

Thank you!
 
Yep the desktop edition will be fine, you may want to try xubuntu if the PC your using is a low spec machine and you want the best performance possible. Although the normal ubuntu should still be very fast on most PC's.

You should be able to install VNC on the machine and then just us a VNC client on your windows machine to access is remotely over your network.
 
remote access is a piece of cake with linux open up a command line and simply type ssh username@ip/domain/whatever just google it you cant go wrong. plus a lot of tutorials wil teach you what you need to know about the command line eventually anyway
 
Sorted. Looks like I will install Ubuntu 8.04 and give it a go. The Machine I have is a E2140 with 1GB of DDR 2 ram, so should be okay for a Linux box, maybe a little overkill, but meh. :p
 
xp pro (nlited)

has remote desktop and decent file sharing support, is tiny and tbh you don't need server features at home
 
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