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looking for an OS

i have an old server a compaq proliant 1500 with right now only one processer a 166..but plan on upgrading.. can anyone reccomend a verision of Unix or linux that will run on this old system please and thanks.

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Can you give some more info on your computer? like ram and stuff.. but i think almost any linux will run. Even if slow, it will still run probably.

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NetBSD should run just fine, it requires a good Unix background though..but the previous poster is right, any Linux/Unix should do, they don't have as high requirements as say Windows or Mac OS X, I run latter, too so I know

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Before I forget, I ran SuSE Linux 6.4 on a Proliant once, single processor, 200 Pentium Pro, 128 megs..no problem.

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dont need a lot of computing power to run Linux... but you will need a few GB of disk space to make it functional...

I would recommend at least 6gb to give you some room.

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