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OP Mon 02 May 2011 11:00:00 No.17269506 View View Reply Original Report

Sup /g/, I don't know shit about servers. I have an extra pc with fairly decent specs (4 gig ram, i5). What I would like to know is what exactly a server OS does that a regular OS doesn't as I would like to turn it into a server of some sort. What it will be serving I have no idea. What are some ideas?

-What do server OS's do
-What should i do with my server to be
-What distro to use

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 11:03:00 No.17269548 Report

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bump for interest

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 11:04:00 No.17269563 Report

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bump for interest

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 11:06:00 No.17269581 Report

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On Windows, the server versions include Active Directory and a ton of other server stuff useful in business. Windows Server doesn't have much use over a normal client for home use.

On Linux, it's basically just the normal OS without the graphical stuff and with SSH set up. Idea is that you get a stripped down OS and you install whatever you need by SSH'ing into it from your main work desktop.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 11:07:00 No.17269586 Report

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OP Mon 02 May 2011 11:08:00 No.17269599 Report

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>with SSH set up

wat is this

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 11:09:00 No.17269606 Report

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>>17269581
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Darkr !!lg4Z7tvx9nN Mon 02 May 2011 11:11:00 No.17269628 Report

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>>17269506
> What do server OS's do
They serve data at request of a client. There are various kinds of servers including web, email, database, and others.

> What should i do with my server to be
If you are looking to learn about servers in general, just play around with it. Try making different kinds of servers.

> What distro to use
That's a matter of opinion and you'll get a thousand different answers. Servers tend to run older, more tested code rather than the latest and greatest packages commonly found on the desktop. As a result, many server admins run Debian stable or CentOS. They're older, but more stable and are supported for a longer period of time. That means you'll get security updates for years without the fear of non-security updates breaking something.

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BLasE3 Mon 02 May 2011 11:11:00 No.17269634 Report

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>mfw old news is old

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 11:14:00 No.17269640 Report

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>>17269606
On a server, that's not always the case. uClibc & friends are perfectly viable there.

>>17269599
Use a desktop OS and set it up how you want it, you're not getting anywhere with a server OS. Don't worry about it, there's virtually no difference anyway.

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