Arch Linux

birdspider

Member

From: Vienna

Registered: 2007-12-29

Posts: 30

Website

[QUESTION] Archlunix on VIA C7 as server

Hi,

due to hardware upgrade and stuff I'm considering to switch my Xubuntu console-only box to some other distro. Since I kind of afraid of Gentoo I think I'll try ArchLinux. I have advance expirience with Ubuntu/Desktop+shell(Laptop) and Xubuntu/console(server) and of win exept vista.

So:
is it a big fuss to get a Archlinux[Apache+SVN+Trac + smb:share + rtorrent/libtorrent + ssh] running ?
I do compile my pidgin (IM) and banshee (musik program) from source but except of these I use the ubuntu repos which I personally find extremly useful.

What do I expect? hm ... A smaller and (although maybe only a little) faster distro, since I suspect Xubuntu to be overkill for the given jobs.

Some details:

Via EPIA EN10000 (i think )
1Ghz Fanless C7
750 GB sata hdd (in a few days)
1 GB Ram

<5 LocalUsers

Thx for advice or info.

PS:

A smaller and (although a little) faster distro,

it is not that the machine goes down because of cpu load atm,

lucke

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: [QUESTION] Archlunix on VIA C7 as server

You should have no problems getting all that running in a matter of minutes.

birdspider

Member

From: Vienna

Registered: 2007-12-29

Posts: 30

Website

Re: [QUESTION] Archlunix on VIA C7 as server

damn this was a fast response, didn't even finish my lunch.

Well thanks and dzienky, I'm looking forward to post my results (or help cries) - time will tell.