[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server - sys req?

[Rob Beard]

Quoting Eddie Armstrong <eddie_armstrong at ntlworld.com>:

> I am considering setting up a home server for streaming audio/file
> sharing etc and as a learning environment (for me to learn
> server-related stuff) .
> I have looked on the Ubuntu site but can't find the system requirements
> for Ubuntu Server.
> Does anybody know what they are?
> I have an old PIII or I can use a Pentium 4 if necessary.
> I would like to put XFCE on there in case I need a  GUI at some stage
>
> Does this sound reasonable?
> TIA
> Eddie
>

I'm running Ubuntu 6.06 LTS server on an old Pentium 3 667 and an  
Athlon 800 and it works fine.  From experience I've found the more  
memory you can give the machine the better.  You can install XFCE on  
it but I would have thought it would dump on a load more packages too  
if you install the xubuntu-desktop meta package.

Rob