[atomicfox]

k well, i got a digital Alpha server 1000A 5/400

yeah that right there, and im woundering out how i get linux on it cause i have no clue... :/

sorry if i should have put this under networking btw ><

[jakec]

You want to Know How to Install Linux on your server?

First Pick a distro
Second D/L the ISO image, Burn it to CD
Set your Bios to boot from CD ROM, Put the CD in your CD ROM Drive and there you have it.

As for Hardware could you give me some Specs for your sysyem please

Be aware that you must partion your Drive, Once you pick a distro you can google to find an install guide.

Question though, do you want to make Linux your Primary OS or do you want to dual boot with Windows?

As for finding a distro try these Linux distro Choosers:

http://eedok.voidofmind.com/linux/chooser.html
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

A few personal reccomendations:

Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/

Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/community/mandrivaone

PCLinuxOS .92
http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/dist...glish/preview/
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distr...glish/preview/

This is the distro I use and recommend, Why because it works right out of the box. No need to configure Everything, everything just works. It also comes as a 1 CD install that is a live CD that you can install later if you wish.

Mephis
http://www.mepis.org/

Slackware
http://www.slackware.com/

ATMission:
http://www.atconsultancy.nl/atmission/

Devil Linux:
http://www.devil-linux.org/home/index.php


Smoothwall
http://www.smoothwall.org/

I'd try a few Live CDs first, to see which ones you like

Jake

[atomicfox]

it isn't the easy the bios works really weird. and you need a Alpha Linux distro. i have to set some weird instal partion manually, and im not sure how to do any of that. I've been reading up on how to do it. I just don't get all of it...

[macdude425]

Try to read this:
http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/alpha/