On Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:41:41 +0100 deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Joe wrote: > > > Indeed. I'm currently working on getting Debian onto a small Acer > > laptop, which is not trivial. I've run it on a netbook for several > > years. But laptops and servers are solutions to different problems, > > and don't generally need the same hardware and software. I wouldn't > > run Gimp on a server, nor a RADIUS server on a laptop. > > before start using the Fujitsu PC I used the same on a Dell E5440, I > just took the hard drive and put it into the Fujitsu PC. It started > without a problem. > > The server is just a more powerful PC and the PC from today is the > server from 10y ago. Can be, if you are using multiple VMs, or terminal server software or the like, or running a popular public-facing Internet server. A general-purpose private server usually doesn't need to have the power that a graphical workstation needs. Only Windows needs enormous resources in a server. My current server is a cute little HP Microserver, not especially fast and with 2GB RAM. Windows SBS2008 needed 8GB just to wake up, and that was aimed at *small* businesses. > > I don't see a problem running Gimp on a server or RADIUS on a > laptop ... well, depends on the laptop and radius configuration. > > I didn't say there would be problems, just that there would not normally be a need. The overlap between my workstation's software and that of my server is fairly small, largely because the server doesn't have a GUI, and most of my workstation software is graphical. That's another point in favour of Debian for servers, there is no assumption that a GUI will be used. I believe RH uses graphical admin software, as of course does Windows. -- Joe
