I'm guessing that you get tons of these posts a day, so sorry for adding another.
I am ready to start giving Linux a try, expecially since the price is so reasonable (free, booyah!). I have two systems I would like to try it on.
System #1:
Socket A Sempron 2200+
256 MB RAM
This computer's main use is a file server for backup purposes. Whatever version of Linux I put on it will need to be able to network with Windows PCs easily. FTP would be good to have included. Aside from everything else, accessing the storage over a network is this PC's main function and ease of setting up and maintaing the file sharing is the biggest priority.
Other functions I would like it to have but are not necessary at all are mail server and web server functionality. Other functionality like web browsing, using open office ect. would be nice to, but not at all necessary. It's server abilities are the first priority.
System #2:
Athlon 64 3000+
512+ MB RAM
This computer is going to be a normal "home desktop." It needs to be versitile like a desktop, and it does not need to be specialzed in any area in particular. This OS may be minimal or bloated out the wazoo since it has decent specs.
For both of these computers ease of use is really important. I am pretty decent with a PC, so I don't need the OS to be so easy it is crippled, however. Lots of community support and good help files should suffice. Also, I do not mind having multiple OS's on each computer to try them out, but I would rather not be suggested many different OS's to try out since that would take a lot of time.
Finally, one quick question...
In Windows, when I partition a hard disk it tells me that I am limited to partitioning a drive into 4 or 5 partitions max. Is this the case always, or can I make more partitons? If so I would like to so that I can install more OS's at once to try them out.
In summery...
- What OS for my file (and maybe web) server PC?
- What OS for my general purpose desktop PC?
- How many partitions can on a hard disk?
Oops, one more question... should overclocking on a linux system work the same as overclocking on a Windows system? Should the stability be the same?
I am ready to start giving Linux a try, expecially since the price is so reasonable (free, booyah!). I have two systems I would like to try it on.
System #1:
Socket A Sempron 2200+
256 MB RAM
This computer's main use is a file server for backup purposes. Whatever version of Linux I put on it will need to be able to network with Windows PCs easily. FTP would be good to have included. Aside from everything else, accessing the storage over a network is this PC's main function and ease of setting up and maintaing the file sharing is the biggest priority.
Other functions I would like it to have but are not necessary at all are mail server and web server functionality. Other functionality like web browsing, using open office ect. would be nice to, but not at all necessary. It's server abilities are the first priority.
System #2:
Athlon 64 3000+
512+ MB RAM
This computer is going to be a normal "home desktop." It needs to be versitile like a desktop, and it does not need to be specialzed in any area in particular. This OS may be minimal or bloated out the wazoo since it has decent specs.
For both of these computers ease of use is really important. I am pretty decent with a PC, so I don't need the OS to be so easy it is crippled, however. Lots of community support and good help files should suffice. Also, I do not mind having multiple OS's on each computer to try them out, but I would rather not be suggested many different OS's to try out since that would take a lot of time.
Finally, one quick question...
In Windows, when I partition a hard disk it tells me that I am limited to partitioning a drive into 4 or 5 partitions max. Is this the case always, or can I make more partitons? If so I would like to so that I can install more OS's at once to try them out.
In summery...
- What OS for my file (and maybe web) server PC?
- What OS for my general purpose desktop PC?
- How many partitions can on a hard disk?
Oops, one more question... should overclocking on a linux system work the same as overclocking on a Windows system? Should the stability be the same?