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The Sexiest Post Ever
Ok, so I lied.
Anyway, today at work I was scrounging through the “Server Graveyard” in the back of the building, and happened upon a hidden gem: a machine that hadn’t been stripped for spare parts. The server (an HP Proliant ML370 G1, for all you geeks out there) was old, but reasonably robust, and even had all four of its original hard drives (ok, so they’re only 18Gb each.) Since servers only end up in the Graveyard as a precursor to being junked, I asked the equipment manager if I could have the box I had discovered.
“Sure,” he said. “Got a forklift?”
Yeah, it was a a bit heavy.
But hey, it works, and now I have my own server to play with. The question now is what to install on it. Sure, I could probably scrounge up a copy of Windows Server 2000 or 2003 at work, but given my distaste for their crappy desktop operating systems, why would I want to use their server software? Being a huge fan of Ubuntu, I’m naturally curious about Ubuntu Server Edition. Anybody out there have any firsthand experience with it? Is it any harder or easier to install than other varieties of Linux server software? How’s the hardware and/or driver support? Is there a GUI?
Regard these questions immediately!
