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Old July 7th, 2008 Top | #1
 
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I would like to build a home file server that could also handle print server duties and I have some minor exposure to Unix from a previous job and would like to try my hand at Linux.
I would like some help, please, with determining some minimum specs for the machine.



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freebsd or slackware are my personal choices
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This link should provide you with a very easy to follow base to start

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-home-fileserver
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never been a fan of the hold you hand Linux distros but yes if your new to linux that's a good one to use, and i should now i have used most out there
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I love Slackware, but FreeBSD has also got alot of benifits like the port tree

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freebsd x64 has a downside - no video driver from nvidia - so no good for me wanting to burn dvds on the server while watching films on main pc
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