Which distro best for file server?

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Which distro best for file server?

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05-30-2004, 07:05 PM	#1
generaltso88 LQ Newbie Registered: May 2004 Posts: 1 Rep:	Which distro best for file server? I'm trying to build a simple samba server for my home network. Which distro is best for this task? Thanks.

05-30-2004, 08:17 PM	#2
Rico16135 Member Registered: Aug 2003 Location: Texas, USA Distribution: Slackware 9.1, SuSE 9.1 Posts: 245 Rep:	I'd suggest Suse 9.1. Its really an all purpose distro.

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