[emeraldice]

I want to put up a file server in my basement.

The computer I am trying to put Linux on:

700 mhz AMD duron
320 mb RAM
250 gig HD
Windows XP

Currently, It's a Windows file server, and I want to put Linux on it. I want to put it in the basement as file server. First of all, I'd like to ask for suggestions as to which version of linux I should used. Second of all, I'd like to ask what are the basics to putting up a linux file server.

Thanks in advance.

[C.Ingram]

And distro will do. Since you are asking, you may want to go with one of the more friendly offerings (Mandrake/Mandriva, SuSE, ...) or a RedHat Enterprise clone.

Samba is about all you will need and should be available as part of the install procedure.

[macdude425]

You should probably know that Samba on SuSE is like trying to teach my dog a new trick....



















...especially since I don't have one

[emeraldice]

umk
thanks for the replies

[fitzjj]

Originally posted by macdude425
You should probably know that Samba on SuSE is like trying to teach my dog a new trick....

You must be talking about an old version of SuSE - im running 9.2 and i dont think it could have been easier to set up. It is a case of choosing the directory that you want to share and selecting the users you want to have access to it - nice and easy.

[macdude425]

Yes, I do mean pre 9.2.

[waynejkruse10]

I did the same thing with a Cel 800, 512mb Ram. I installed Ubuntu Hoary and then put on Samba. Works very well.