Running server on Linux vs WinXP

[thepoetwarrior]

Thanks for the advise, it was helpful. Im pretty confident in my computer skills to get a linux server up and running, how to use it, and setup the eqemu on it. I've currently got 3 desktops already, and the one hosting eqemu has two 250gig HD's with only the first HD being used atm.

Being that I never installed Linux before, I was just curious if it was worth my time for the eqemu server, and if so which type of linux is good to install. Since I used RedHat a bit in college, I might just go with that. I also been hearing a lot about Gentoo so I might look into that too. I did google search a bit and there are a lot of guides, especially for noobs, how to install, use it, etc. So that part I can do myself. Im looking for something basic and stable for the eqemu server.

Thanks again for the help.

[thepoetwarrior]

i run slackware which is the oldest distro currently maintained (well over 15 years and running), but its not as polished and more geared for someone who wants to run linux without all the bells and whistles (aka: i just want a rock solid server, period.)

Thanks, thats what Im looking for, and will try that first. Downloading already the Slackware 12.0 which is 3.62 Gig.

[Bishop4351]

Centos makes a good server OS as does gentoo.