Easy Linux Install just for FTP Server - any Ideas?

[MaDalton]

i want to set up one machine just as an ftp server - using some linux distribution. i don't need all the fancy stuff - just some basic graphic interface to configure the machine and the ftp server. anyone knows something for that?

[Lycanthrope]

Maybe consider PC-BSD. FreeBSD / KDE. Simple install, tons of one click installation applications (PBIs).

[Klen]

I reccomend college linux,it's a piece of cake and it working fine,but developers start developing it.So maybe best will be if take a look at linuxdistros.com

[x-zoom]

Just take a basic netinstall from debian or freebsd that will get you setup.

[quantum-x]

If you want to get it going Right Now, download knoppix and throw it on.
You'll have graphical unix within moments.

Slackware is a decent distro for desktop use.
For server use, you can't go past CentOS.

The program you'll want to be using is proftpd.

[darksoul]

I reccomend college linux,it's a piece of cake and it working fine,but developers start developing it.So maybe best will be if take a look at linuxdistros.com

are you using a markov engine for your posts ?

[MaDalton]

If you want to get it going Right Now, download knoppix and throw it on.
You'll have graphical unix within moments.

Slackware is a decent distro for desktop use.
For server use, you can't go past CentOS.

The program you'll want to be using is proftpd.

CentOS with ProFtp is something i heard before - will look into that.

thx

[modF]

Why not just use a streamlined version of Fedora or Redhat, as far as ease of installation they are probably the best. I believe Fedora is packed w/ VSFTP these days and that's not a bad little daemon.

[dissipate]

Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com) It doesn't get any easier.

Thank you and goodnight.

[drjones]

Why not just use a streamlined version of Fedora or Redhat, as far as ease of installation they are probably the best. I believe Fedora is packed w/ VSFTP these days and that's not a bad little daemon.

Ditto on that... I highly recommend vsftpd. Ridiculously simple to configure and extremely fast. On top of that its about the most secure plain ftp server you can find. CentOs is a great choice for the OS. CentOS is just Red Hat Enterprise Linux re-branded

[SinisterStudios]

Cent OS with vsftp would work perfectly for what your looking for

[MaDalton]

cool, cool - i already downloaded the centOS server iso - will see how that works out

[drjones]

Cool man, if you have problems with it, let me know.. can hit me up on ICQ. # in my sig.