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Originally posted by bullgoose
I use a Debian-based distro exclusively; if your boss will pay for it, I'd suggest you use the latest version of Libranet (2.8 is the current release). It's much easier to install than "pure" Debian (I've done it, I know), and it will allow you to use a really nice tool called "Adminmenu"; it's proprietary to Libranet. What it does is allow you to do the administrative tasks, like setting up networking and mail servers, from the GUI, rather than the command line; it's really no easier, but it makes the tasks less confusing.
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Thanks for the recommendation but the point of all of this was to get something up and running for the bare minumum cost (free excluding my labor time). We're using an old PII-333 machine right now. I've got the base install of Debian done and I plan to get the packages chosen and installed tomorrow morning (unfortunately I can't devote 100% of my time to this project, client support stuff still comes first).
I'll keep libranet in mind for later on down the road.
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Originally posted by saberyo
one word, Congrats.
I've been working the dream job for 4 years working with Linux and FreeBSD.
if you want a distro that'll REALLY get you to loving linux:
Gentoo
www.gentoo.org
portage SMOKES apt-get.
2cents. good luck.
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I thought a lot about using gentoo but decided to go with Debian instead since Gentoo is still relatively new (even though it seems to have caught on like wild fire).
When I was first approached with the idea, I narrowed it down to either Redhat (what I had used before and still somewhat knew), Debian (powerful apt-get, hadn't used it before), Gentoo (build my own, what better way to get back in the swing of things), and FreeBSD (ports sounds cool and I've never used BSD, however my boss had kept talking about linux and even said he had a dream about it. I think I would have broken his heart if I didn't use some flavor of linux
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Debian seemed like the best approach. Its proven, tons of users, tons of support (well, all versions of linux have very good support) and I've got a friend that has used it an awful lot and really seems to like it. So it seemed like the best approach for our setup. Maybe later on down the line I'll try some other setups.