how would you spend $1000 on a server?

[Mark Lane]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:39 PM, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 04:29:25AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>   A server will probably be only dispensing files, so it doesn't need to
>>> get bogged down with a GUI.  I believe you can turn off X (not just
>>> switch to a text terminal) in Debian, and uninstall it altogether.
>>>
>>
>> Debian doesn't even install X by default, unless you ask it to install
>> Graphical Desktop in the task selector.
>>
>>
>
> IIRC, you have to install basic X support, if you want to run certain apps
> remotely via ssh.  Wireshark comes to mind as one you might want to use.

Most apps just need the libraries though IIRC a few that require the
font server running if you try and run them remote X server.
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