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Problem here is: that not a single server daemon is configurable by the gui ... e.g. all the clicking around won't help.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
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True, but it can be handy to use a browser and a terminal at the same time.
And anyway, X is just a way to run more terminals isn't it?
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no single advantage, you need a dedicated monitor, keyboard and so on ... having a ssh server installed gives you exact the same possibilities from the couch over the network.
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thanks for the replies guys it will give me some stuff to think about i have messed around with distro's like lubuntu and do like the fact of having a gui i can learn on as well as it being light so at this stage especially coming from a windows environment a gui based distro seems the easiest choice for me and i do have a few things to learn i am just unsure if i am gonna have the patience to learn learn a whole new OS especially such an advanced one as linux
i know in the long run it probably be worth it but i honestly don't know how i will go my other concern is if something does go wrong how difficult and time consuming will it be to fix the issue with windows i am very confident in using it however with linux i am getting an insight into how computer noobs feel
I think before i make the decision i will have to work out all the functions i want this server to perform and then work out if there is easy enough ways for me to get them to work in linux