Debian GNU/Linux is my favorite Linux distribution for servers and most desktops. It’s wide availability of binary packages combined with a strong developer/support community makes it my favorite.
Invariably, every time I install Linux, i tend to remove a lot unused packages from the new system. So I have come to the conclusion that the minimal install is what i need to begin with for all requirements.
This post should guide you to install a minimal copy of Linux.
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In most homes with more than one computer or laptop, there will allways be a need for a central storage. For family pictures, music etc, It is more easier and advisable to store the data in a sentral location, rather than replicate the data across all the machines. This is exactly where this project started off. I had a large ammount of Music, Pictures, Downloads etc. This collection of data has gradually grown over the years, and travelled across all the computers i’ve used. When I got the HP 6510b and gave up my desktop, all of a sudden, my hard drives’ storage space were reduced from arround 400 GB to a measly 120GB :-(.
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