Ted; Firstly, you can install either 7.2 OR 8.0 , and instead of installing
as a server, you can install as a workstation and use the server
packages/services anyway. The 2 things to watch for is that your machine
will not be as secure, because the xserver will leave ports open to the
G'day -
I'm just beginning the steep trek to using Linux so please forgive the naive
questions. I'd like to use Linux both as a workstation and as a server for
my home system. I'm especially keen to learn to use Apache/php/MySQL for web
page development. As an old windoze user I've got a lot to
in later..
Does that make sense??
regards
Frank
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Subject: [newbie] Which distribution to use as server?
G'day -
I'm just beginning the steep
I'd install the servers right off the bat. Linux Mandrake 8 is the best one
to use, IMHO, because it installs Apache with PHP, MySQL, and Perl right
off the bat. Other distro's may not. Usually you have to install those
separately which takes between hours and days depending on your knowledge
