I use ubuntu, because it is familiar. If you are familiar with Debian use that.
I am a fan of openfiler and freeNAS for dedicated nas solutions. but I will use whatever fits the need. On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Brien Dieterle <bri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would just go with Debian Stable. You're already comfortable with > this. Why not? Then you'd have all the flexibility you need down the road > if you decide to do more with the box. > > On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:09 PM, Matthew Crews <mailingli...@mattcrews.com > > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm sure this comes up every so often. >> >> I'm in the process of repurposing an older desktop machine I have lying >> around and turning it into a NAS. I would like to do as little system >> administration as possible once it is set up. I would like relatively >> recent packages too, but I do NOT want to use a rolling release system. >> >> I haven't decided on which distribution to use. My top three choices: >> >> 1. Debian Stable (presently 9.2) >> 2. Ubuntu LTS (presently 16.04, soon will be 18.04) >> 3. Others >> >> Debian Stretch was recently released, and so the packages are newer than >> what's found in Ubuntu 16.04. However, Ubuntu 18.04 is just around the >> corner and will contain newer packages than Debian Stretch. >> >> Anoption is also to install Ubuntu 17.10, upgrade to 18.04 in April, and >> keep it on the LTS path going forward, but I feel that could be a recipe >> for disaster. Not terribly comfortable with running non-LTS Ubuntu on this >> machine, though. >> >> I'm most comfortable with Debian-based distros, but I'm open to using >> other distros if they do the job well, such as CentOS, OpenSUSE, and the >> like. I'm open to using a BSD (like FreeNAS) if it does the job and my >> hardware works for it. >> >> What's everyone's experiences? For my use case, what is the preference? >> >> Cheers, >> >> -Matt >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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