<p dir="ltr">On Nov 27, 2012 9:20 PM, "Bob Kline" <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> The Elemental Linux Server (ELS) is designed from the outset to be a minimal, no-frills server distribution that allows you to run modern network services on Intel PC hardware that is about ten years old.<br>
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> There is no GUI, everything is console-based. There is no package manager, packages are installed from .tar.gz files. There is no administration tool, all configuration is done by manually editing files in the /etc directory.<br>
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> There is also very little bloat in the ELS distribution.<br>
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> ELS will easily install on the vintage 1998 Pentium II computer that's sitting in your basement collecting dust. Don't throw it out, reanimate it as a home file server or a personal web server.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Why would someone favor this over something like OpenWRT - which seems likely to be more actively maintained, even lighter weight, have a wider selection of packages, better documentation, and also supports x86?</p>
<p dir="ltr">--tim</p>