You use Gentoo as Server, Desktop or Both?

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elmie · Post by **elmie** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:19 am

Mine is a Server running Openssh, Apache with mod_php, Mysql, squid with adzapper, webmin, tightvnc (for fun), and samba. what does your do?

irasnyd · Post by **irasnyd** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:31 am

I have my desktop, which runs usual desktop stuff.

I also have a server running apache2 (with mod_php & mysql; for b2evolution), openssl, ssh, qmail (and vpopmail, qmailadmin, ezmlm, etc), djbdns, and pure-ftpd. All of it runs on a PII 350Mhz. Hopefully I'll be getting something a little faster soon

hanta · Post by **hanta** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:58 am

I've got 2 desktop machines and 1 server.

THe server is running Apache2 with mod_php and Openssh. It also acts as a file-server and shares the portage tree with my desktop machines so I've only have to emerge sync once

kevmille · Post by **kevmille** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:06 am

Desktop now but I want to bulld a server running Gentoo in the near future.

kamikaz3 · Post by **kamikaz3** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 9:55 am

desktop + laptop + server

CDLM · Post by **CDLM** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:05 am

desktop + laptop + server(print/file/divx player) + server (web+ftp+samba+soontobemail)

however im working on building a 4U server with 4 120GB drives to be colocated and running quite a few websites... so yeah, gentoo makes this much easier to work with

- Dave -

madchaz · Post by **madchaz** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:25 am

Both in my case.

My server runs the usual stuff, apache2/mod_php and mysql
also use it as a terminal server for my laptop. (old P75)

runs as a file server for my home machines to store "my documents" in /home/user

christsong84 · Post by **christsong84** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 2:47 pm

Two boxes...1 desktop (my happy lappie) and 1 Server (an old P3-450 w/1GB RAM)

- laptop that runs a webserver and mysql for web development use. Lots of eyecandy to show off my windows friends (hey...I like eye candy stuffs)...Kahakai/3ddesktop/Eterm/gkrellm(transparent theme of course)/xmms/etc...

- server that runs samba (for those windows clients in the house)/ Apache/ MySQL/ CUPS/ OpenSSH/ Webmin/ TightVNC/ pure-ftpd/ Shorewall (Personal firewalls are a good thing...)/ Working on getting lstp on there togive my windows clients a chance to try it out w/o totally switching.

iKiddo · Post by **iKiddo** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:55 pm

Desktop but I've spent more time in Windows than Gentoo recently tbh.

Qball · Post by **Qball** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:45 pm

I got it running as server..
I got it on my desktop, and i got it on my laptop.
Also I have it (non-gui) on my jukebox.

and I am very happy with it.

zez · Post by **zez** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:24 pm

I have Gentoo running on a desktop, notebook, and router (VIA EPIA). The router also runs cups and samba for printing/file storage. I couldn't be happier

superjaded · Post by **superjaded** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:51 pm

Well, my gentoo box is as close to a 'real' server as you can get running behind a cablemodem, but this box is also my primary desktop as well.

samba, Webserver, mysql, ftp, ssh.. think that's it. Oh, I also run the IceS2 source from my gentoo box as well. I run the ssh server more so I can connect to my gentoo box from other machines on my lan (like my Windows comp) rather than handing out accounts to people.

lghman · Post by **lghman** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:55 pm

Lets see.... I have one "desktop-replacement" laptop that I use for mostly normal b.s. , then I have a sony picturebook that I take with me to class and such , one router/gateway/firewall computer , and finally a web/mail/file server. I love gentoo!

--sonik

Yans · Post by **Yans** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 8:32 pm

desktop, notebook and server

Cossins · Post by **Cossins** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 8:38 pm

Currently, I run it on my desktop (my desktop being my only complete computer...).

However, as soon as I get enough money for a harddisk for my server, I'll install Gentoo on it...

- Simon

wilburpan · Post by **wilburpan** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:04 am

Notebook desktop.

Unne · Post by **Unne** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:20 am

Er, define "server". I run apache, courier-imap, ssh, mysql, etc. on this computer, but I'm the only one who uses them, and with few exceptions I only use them from this computer, so I doubt you could call it a server, even though technically it is one.

senectus · Post by **senectus** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:03 am

1 Desktop
1 Server (gateway/router)
1 Laptop (more of a tool than a desktop..)

lamaistres · Post by **lamaistres** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:23 am

I use gentoo on my two desktops, and debian on my file server and laptop.

zeky · Post by **zeky** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:06 am

Desktop @ home.
Gentoo server @ work running ssh, ftp, web, mail and ntop for network analyzes.

...and i like it

BoZ · Post by **BoZ** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:07 am

Both desktop and server

elmie · Post by **elmie** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:03 pm

Wow, so many people use it as a desktop...
Whats linux like as a desktop?

I'm sorry this could be offensive, but I'm from a Windows Background, and well I have winXP Pro as my desktop, never thought about using linux as desktop, can it still do what I do in windows?

I like OfficeXP.... Thats the most important part and hrm, PC games I guess..
But I really like my gentoo server tho, run beautifully for almost a 2 years now... and has no major problems.....
I must admit, linux do make great servers!!

wilburpan · Post by **wilburpan** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 1:26 pm

elmie wrote:I have winXP Pro as my desktop, never thought about using linux as desktop, can it still do what I do in windows?

I guess it depends on what you want to do in Windows.

I can tell you what I typically use on my notebook desktop environment at work:

Environment: KDE
email: KMail
Office suite: OpenOffice.org
web browsing: Konqueror and/or Phoenix, depending on web page compatibility and my need for tabs.
listening to MP3's: XMMS
browsing the network at work (which is Windows based): LinNeighborhood
image editing: Gimp

For games, if there is not a linux version of your favorite game, you can always dual boot into Windows. For me, my favorite mp3 tag editor only comes in a Windows version, and none of the Linux equvalents has the same level of functionality, so I keep Windows around for that. Don't play that many games myself.

nrl · Post by **nrl** » Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:11 pm

Desktop and if I could afford another sytem for a server it would run Gentoo too

.

nailed · Post by **nailed** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:26 am

2 servers,one live and grossly underpowered (P100 32MB ram,it's out of memory as soon as i run emerge),the second's (PII 450,64MB ram at the moment...ram will get bumped up ASAP) been building on and off since a week and a half.

N.