File server Linux Distro?

[Rogue]

Is there a small, dedicated Linux distro that will share files on a Windows network? I know that nearly all Linux distros will share files with Windows, but I'd like something that is dedicated to doing so on my Dell SC420 server. I'd really like it to run headless also, with only SSH access to it for configuration purposes. Is there such a thing?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Any distro you setup to share files with Windows boxes can be "dedicated."

 

[statik213]

Minimal Fedora install w/ Samba?

 

[Nothinman]

Debian.

 

[skyking]

I'll play....FreeBSD

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Debian.

any particular reason you recommended Debian?

 

[Nothinman]

I always recommend Debian, other distributions are frustrating to use once you get used to the cohesion and convenience of Debian.

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
I always recommend Debian, other distributions are frustrating to use once you get used to the cohesion and convenience of Debian.

I concur

 

[bluestrobe]

I was never linux savvy to run Debian. Tried to install it 3 times with no sucess.

 

[Dragonbate]

Xandros is very easy to migrate to from Windows and is based on Debian. I'm running it headless now as my file/print/web server. The only piece I haven't figured out yet is the FTP server.

 

[addragyn]

SME Server

http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php?Downloads

 

[Nothinman]

I was never linux savvy to run Debian. Tried to install it 3 times with no sucess.

The old installer was a bit of a pain but the new sarge installer is dead simple.

 

[puma1824]

Fast easy "headless" Linux file server:

ClarkConnect: LINK
-Puma

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Dragonbate
Xandros is very easy to migrate to from Windows and is based on Debian. I'm running it headless now as my file/print/web server. The only piece I haven't figured out yet is the FTP server.

unless you want to run a public internet FTP server, you should instead be running SSH server which also doubles as a secure FTP server, for which there are many clients (WinSCP for windows, gFTP for Linux). Just install sshd if it's not already installed. FTP is really a bad idea (as well as telnet), especially if you have a wireless network that can be tapped in easily.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: addragyn
SME Server

http://contribs.org/modules/phpwiki/index.php?Downloads

2nded.

 

[nweaver]

I'll throw out....

GENTOO

 

[Nothinman]

I'm all for throwing Gentoo out...

 

[Alex]

why is the debian.org page in portuguese??

 

[oog]

i used gentoo for my file server. it's what i'm most familiar with.

 

[statik213]

A Poll would be nice huh?

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
I'm all for throwing Gentoo out...

Nothing like having a system like debian that never has new versions for stability right?

 

[Nothinman]

Nothing like having a system like debian that never has new versions for stability right?

For a server yes. All security fixes are backported, what more do you need?