David Labens: > I'm interested in the Debian Linux software for use in > building a home file server. I'll need it to provide > print server function
CUPS.
> as well as file backup
Several options, depending on your needs.
> and UPS shutdown support.
Depends on UPS in use. Many are supported, as far as I know.
> Also, I want clients on my Win'XP
> Professional desktops so that they can login to the
> server.
TightVNC or some other VNC server.
> Separate and common file storage space is
> needed, based upon user.
Samba. This can also export your CUPS printers to Windows systems and
provide them with the necessary driver.
> I'm going to run it on a P3-800 with 640 MB ram.
Might be a little slow if you have several users connected at once.
> Does Debian have all that I need?
Yes. As does every other linux distribution. ;-)
J.
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