** mick mbm@rlogin.net [2011-12-23 15:32]:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:17:27 +0000 Chris Green cl@isbd.net allegedly wrote:
On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:53:44AM +0000, Paul Grenyer wrote:
Hi All
I want create a small virtual machine running linux with pretty much only Apache2 to serve some static web content and proxy on to other servers. The idea being this is the only internet facing instance I have. Any suggestions for a small easy to use linux distor?
Ubuntu Server?
He said small. And I'd much prefer debian to ubuntu on a server. In fact a minimal install of debian would probably do. Then run lighthttpd rather than apache and tinyproxy.
If really small is required, then there are a bunch of options such as puppy, or tinycore (DSL as was I believe).
** end quote [mick]
Much as I like Debian, I tend to go for an install of the Ubuntu server CD without choosing any tasks and treating it like Debian from there on. Some of the tweaks like byobu (screen) and the improved hardware driver support (I battled with Debian and a motherboard with nVidia chipsets for just about anything a few years back) make it quite nice to work with. That said, I do miss listbugs. All the upheaval with the desktop is totally irrelevant to a server :) At the moment I'm running this setup on a couple of Atom 330 based 'servers' in my office and a low spec. VM with Bitfolk (who I can recommend if you need hosting for this).