[Sheflug] A New Linux Box

[Tom Burke <tom_burke@xxxxxxx>]

Here's a couple of question for list members:

Imagine you were going to commission a new computer on which to run  
Linux. This would be a personal project, because your job requires you  
to administer a Linux computer and you obviously can't experiment too  
much with that one so you'd like to have a personal machine on which  
to try things out. Let's also assume that you don't have a box of  
bits, or old machines/chassis/parts, etc, from which you could  
scavenge enough components to make a working system.

Where would you start? Would you buy a cheap desktop from PC World/ 
Dell/Whoever and replace the standard OS with Linux? Or would you buy  
components (motherboard, case, etc) and build a new computer yourself?

And finally - which distribution would you install? Let's assume that  
your main aim was to learn how to administer a Linux server (or  
improve your Linux admin skills) in a safe environment so you're not  
too bothered abut GUIs or desktops - the servers you've got administer  
are pure CLI.

Tom Burke

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