ChrisNY;238054 Wrote: > If you truly don't need a GUI or other apps, then I would look into > Ubuntu server. I installed Slimserver on this and its currently been > running for 38 days...Very stable. > > I installed it with minimal Linux knowledge with the assistance of this > tutorial: > http://www.debianadmin.com/ubuntu610-edgy-lamp-server-installation-with-screenshots.html
Thanks for the link to the tutorial. That was very helpful. I spent a few hours installing and looking at Xubuntu as well as Ubuntu server, which may have refined what I need a little bit. I really like the Xubuntu auto-update, and I think that I will need a GUI and at least a web browser since I'm going to run Music IP on the server and from my research it appears that I have to install Music IP GUI first to configure it to run headless. I don't want any productivity software, media player, or image editing stuff on this build however. So a couple of questions: 1) Can I install Ubuntu server, then add Xfce desktop with just firefox (or even lighter browser)and auto update, without themes, screensavers, games, productivity apps? If so, how do I do that? 2) Is Xfce a good choice for a really light desktop, or should I look at something else? 3) Finally, should I look at other distros for what I want to do? Again this is going to be a slimserver only. I won't be ripping on this machine, so I will need samba so I can rip to this machine. Right now the only plugin I really run is music ip, but I may add more in the future. Thanks for your help! George -- gdpeck ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gdpeck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4686 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38519 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
