Which Linux distro for Mac Mini?

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Published on 2010-06-01T00:10:38Z Indexed on 2010/06/01 5:35 UTC
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I recently received a Mac Mini and would like to set it up as a web server and git source server. I would like to learn Linux so am interested in setting up my Mac Mini with Linux instead of OSX.

Here are the main things that I will be using the Mac Mini for.

  • git Repositories (via Gitosis)
  • build server (build projects in git repositories using commit hooks and run tests)
  • simple websites (PHP)
  • learning C++ in a non-Windows environment

What distribution would you recommend? Please provide some detail in your answer so that I can make an meaningful decision. Because I am looking to use the mini as more of a server than a normal desktop machine I was thinking of Ubuntu Server, I'm not sure if that is over kill though given the hardware I am using.

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Which Linux distro for Mac Mini?

Posted by spoon16 on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by spoon16
Published on 2010-06-01T00:10:38Z Indexed on 2010/06/01 0:13 UTC
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I recently received a Mac Mini and would like to set it up as a web server and git source server. I would like to learn Linux so am interested in setting up my Mac Mini with Linux instead of OSX.

Here are the main things that I will be using the Mac Mini for.

  • git Repositories (via Gitosis)
  • build server (build projects in git repositories using commit hooks and run tests)
  • simple websites (PHP)
  • learning C++ in a non-Windows environment

What distribution would you recommend? Please provide some detail in your answer so that I can make an meaningful decision. Because I am looking to use the mini as more of a server than a normal desktop machine I was thinking of Ubuntu Server, I'm not sure if that is over kill though given the hardware I am using.

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