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Need Server OS recomendation

Pitou

guys im getting my parents old pc and since i already have mine im re-purposing it for a server. Its and older computer that ran xp, what os should i use, im currently between windows server 2003 and ubuntu linux server but i barely know how to use linux

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What exactly are you planning to do with it? 

 

A mate of mine has some old hardware bundled together with 4x 3TB drives, and runs freeNAS on it. He uses it to store movies, music and various files - and runs a Teamspeak 3 server off of it too.

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I say the Ubuntu server 

http://www.professormesser.com/linux-plus/linux-training-videos/  the link is helpful but is a little boring 

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Ubuntu server is a good place to start. Debian is as well, which is a more common option for a server OS. 

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Ubuntu Server or CentOS

 

Never put Windows Server on a machine unless you're looking to run Win32 software.

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