Re: OT: OS/distribution recommendations

From: Al Hulaton <ahulaton(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: "D(dot) Spoon" <thirty7cent(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: OT: OS/distribution recommendations
Date: 2003-11-03 21:14:14
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> I want to start
> learning to use PostgreSQL, and I have an extra PC at
> home I wish to install PostgreSQL on for this very
> purpose. My question: what OS would people recommend?
> The PC is an old AMD-K2 running at 333MHz (I could be
> mistaken), and it has 256MB RAM, and a ~5 GB HDD.

If you're in the States, go Red Hat 9. If you're in Europe, SuSE. Those
tend to be the most popular in their respective locales, assuming you're
learning linux and PostgreSQL with a view towards employment in the near
future. Side note, Red Hat allows you to download ISOs and free SuSE is
an ftp install. I don't know if you have a fast net connection, but this
also may play a role in choosing a distro.

Whichever way you go, you won't be setting any land-speed records with
your AMD, but you'll be using it as a learning server anyway so no
worries. And yes, you can SSH into that server just fine. I run an old
Dell at home headless the same way. Had to use a monitor in the install,
but that's about it -- only two cables going into it now are power and
ethernet.

Welcome to the fold!
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