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[Cowboy Bob]

I downloaded FreeBSD and it is primarily command line. You can install X with GNOME if you like but it isn't necessary.

I had thought that most Linux distributions could do the same. I would think you go into the config files...in /etc/rc.d (or whatever) and remove the GUI bits..or uninstall the GUI. Ubuntu does come in a server version I think.

Just set it to start at run level 3 in /etc/inittab and it will start without the GUI. Run level 5 will start it with the GUI. http://www.networkclue.com/os/Linux/run-levels.aspx

[lilelvis2000]

Back to this: 50Mb is quite impressive, but that still includes a GUI. I'm confused: I thought as it's all based on a command line OS, and command line only version ought to be easy to find.

I downloaded FreeBSD and it is primarily command line. You can install X with GNOME if you like but it isn't necessary.

I had thought that most Linux distributions could do the same. I would think you go into the config files...in /etc/rc.d (or whatever) and remove the GUI bits..or uninstall the GUI. Ubuntu does come in a server version I think.

[NickFitz]

Back to this: 50Mb is quite impressive, but that still includes a GUI. I'm confused: I thought as it's all based on a command line OS, and command line only version ought to be easy to find.

You could download the source, comment out the GUI bits, then build it yourself

[VectraMan]

Oh I see - well, say what you mean then!!

Damn Small Linux - only 50Mb and ships with Monkey HTTPD..

Back to this: 50Mb is quite impressive, but that still includes a GUI. I'm confused: I thought as it's all based on a command line OS, and command line only version ought to be easy to find.

[BrilloPad]

Nerd.

[KevinS]

Nerd.

Your point being??

[SueEllen]

Oh I see - well, say what you mean then!!

Damn Small Linux - only 50Mb and ships with Monkey HTTPD..

Nerd.

[KevinS]

Oh I see - well, say what you mean then!!

Damn Small Linux - only 50Mb and ships with Monkey HTTPD..

[VectraMan]

Thanks, but what I was asking was not how to setup a webserver on an existing install, but what's the smallest lightest Linux install I can get to act only as a webserver?

[KevinS]

Install Apache (it is very easy to install from the command line, or if using something like Ubuntu apt-get, yast on Suse, etc)..

Edit: On the Apache docs page there is an 'Overview for the impatient'.. You can chage step 1 (lynx) with:

wget http://www.smudge-it.co.uk/pub/apach...d-2.2.8.tar.gz

[VectraMan]

So what's the quickest easiest way to get a command line only Linux to act as a webserver?

[zeitghost]

It seems to know about 360k 5.25" diskettes though

[chicane]

How do I get my Minix to know about 3.5" diskettes?

Start with the source code and work from there, of course.
Kids today, I dunno.

[zeitghost]

How do I get my Minix to know about 3.5" diskettes?

[lilelvis2000]

I think WHSmith are selling a Linux starter kit with everything inside. Haven't taken a look myself (I went with freebSD) but for a newbie that would be the way to go. It most likely contains Ubuntu.