[ubuntu-in] Portable Ubuntu Server

[Onkar Shinde]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Ashutosh Rishi Ranjan
<ashutoshrishi92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I was looking for some cheap hardware on which I could install Ubuntu Server
> and use it. I know old laptops or rather spare laptops is one option but are
> there other open (open to linux installations) hardwares that contain all
> the requirements for a server?
> I need a local server to try new things and not really to keep it permanent
> as a real server. What options do I have?

Search for Plug computers on internet. They can act as server and have
very low power requirement. ShivaPlug is one of the most popular plug
computers. But its successor GuruPlug is said to be suffering from
heating issues. There are other plug computers manufactured by Marvell
as well.

Another option you have is to get hold of beagleboard and SD card as
storage and use it as server.

I have no idea if you can get plug computers or beagleboard in India.


Onkar
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