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7/20/12 at 4:32pm
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I have taken a year sabbatical from FAH, but, I'm ready to get back to it. I have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server with two quad core CPU's and 36GB of RAM. Should I just intall the desktop version of Ubuntu and go from there or has a lot change in the last year and there in a more efficient setup now?
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7/20/12 at 8:28pm
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I run my stuff on windows.. but it looks like a lot of people have been suggesting using Ubuntu as the overall best os for folding.. again, I have no direct experience with it, just what I've seen on here.
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7/20/12 at 9:38pm
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Running ubuntu will get you pretty much the best results you can. You might get a slight increase with ubuntu server if you have experience with linux otherwise it's best to stick to the desktop version.
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7/20/12 at 9:45pm
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Thanks for the replies.
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