Noobish question, does it has its own operating system or can I install debian/centos on it?
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The server does not have any OS installed so you can install any OS you want including Debian, CentOS, FreeBSD, Windows Server and etc. Remember the server does not include ANY drives so you have to supply them yourself.
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It's just hardware you can install whatever you want on it. I installed esx 5.5
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It comes with Linux, but by using a USB optical drive, you should be able to install Windows. I recommend trying XP SP2 or SP3. Not sure, but you may need SATA drivers for XP to work... [PirateBay has XP Pro SP3 w/ SATA drivers, if you're not above that sort of thing. ;-) ] No idea about OS X, Google "Hackintosh" for more info on that.
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Running CentOs and Ubuntu without issue. Only hardware feature I have not tested is the bluetooth.
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I don't know, I installed a Linux distribution on it... more details here: http://mozzwald.com/
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It's a small Linux OS running on a small card. It has limited memory. To use it, you have to connect it to a screen like a regular computer (or connect via the network etc...). But better use some LCD screens specially made for the Raspberry Pi. If you wait for the version 2 coming soon on Amazon, faster and with 1 GB of RAM, you can even run a lightly featured Windows 10. Personally I prefer the Linux version. It can do many many things - but if you are all but a geek, maybe better buy a regular computer/laptop where everything has already been setup for you.
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No OS on this one. I used Ubuntu Linux, which took soem tweaking to run well. You can use any OS you would like.
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The OS on this unit is actually going to be Win7 PRO 64bit. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thank You, ServerMonkey
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I am running debian on mine. The only issue I encountered is that installing the wireless driver was annoying.
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i seriously doubt it, unless you can work something out with the seller. ms should make the iso available for free (it's worthless without a coa), because a situation like this one led me to try linux for the first time and i don't plan on ever going back. i suggest linux mint or zorin. doesn't cost a dime.
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I'm sorta nervous about being the first person in the known universe to put Ubuntu on one of these. Can somebody ease my apprehensions?
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The CD that came with mine had software for both Windows and Linux. (I could not figure out how to install the linux version.)
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It is off the shelf hardware. It should work with Linux distributions AFAIK. You can build your own for slightly cheaper, but not too much cheaper. For the extra money, you do get warranty support on the hardware as well as having it tested and burnt in. That was worth my mine for having the piece of mind. Search for the free as mini reviews and you can get a breakdown of the hardware to check compatibility.
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Sorry to say the answer is NO. The system will not boot from CD/DVD or USB drive so no way to install any other Operating System
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It's a HD. It will work with whatever OS you format it for. G-Parted is your friend. But Linux can read NTFS and FAT32 partitions fine.
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Yes, you can dual boot with almost any system. I currently do this very same thing.
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Work with most linux kernel, the only problem I had before is CentOS 7 kernel 3.10, but you can worked around with install kernel plus
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I think YES because it uses it's own operating system (Linux) no matter the operating system of your computer.