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Best OS for a low powered Server

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July 19, 2014 9:51:46 PM

Hi guys, i need a Linux OS for a server. I think i am going to use Ubuntu, Xunbtu, Lubuntu or Fedora. I want to use a desktop version, not a server version(i want a gui). i know i don't want to use debian though. thanks in advance for any help

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July 19, 2014 9:58:52 PM

Use whatever operating system that you are most comfortable and most knowledgeable in. Operating system's power consumption is going to be pretty much the same across the board.
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July 19, 2014 10:02:34 PM

Accidental post, sorry.
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July 19, 2014 11:13:06 PM

"A server" is pretty vague. What services do you intend to run on the server?
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July 21, 2014 5:36:34 AM

When you say low powered, do you mean power consumption? Or do you mean the servers processing power? Power consumption doesn't really matter for the OS, however depending on the utilization of the server (a mix of applications running on it and % of processing being done) your power usage will increase.
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July 21, 2014 6:42:47 AM

CountOtis said:
When you say low powered, do you mean power consumption? Or do you mean the servers processing power? Power consumption doesn't really matter for the OS, however depending on the utilization of the server (a mix of applications running on it and % of processing being done) your power usage will increase.


Hi CountOtis, when i say low powered i mean the processing power.
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July 21, 2014 7:05:02 AM

The processing power depends on the applications you run, not the operating system itself. If it's just the bare minimum operating system install with nothing else, they'll all use the same.
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July 21, 2014 7:10:21 AM

Failing an answer to what you want to run on the server I'm going to say FreeBSD. It's by far the most stable OS you can run on a PC. If you were interested in file serving - basically a NAS - then I would say NAS4Free.

I think you need to specify your requirements more exactly before deciding on OS or hardware.
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July 21, 2014 7:59:09 AM

Just as a note: The live CD ISO's are very large most of the time. Just as an example: I recently installed Deepin Linux 2014. The ISO was 1.4GB in size. It does require some processing power. I attempted to run the 32-bit version off of a DVD on my grandma's Pentium III computer, but I couldn't even GET the DVD to load the desktop.
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