My search continues for possible Linux operating systems for an old desktop. I have successfully installed Puppy Linux Tahrpup 6.0.5 and it runs very well. I wondered if a fresh Debian 8 Jessie server install coupled with a lightweight desktop such as Enlightenment E17 would work. I was pleasantly surprised. It does.
My old desktop is circa 2003, so about 14 years old. I say circa because it originally came with Windows ME, of year 2000 vintage. The desktop is a Pentium 3 800 mhz, 500mb ram and some disk, partitioned for multiple Linux test distributions. It can boot up from a CD but not a USB. I want these Linux installs to be as small as possible, preferably below the 2G disk mark. I allocated 4G for the root partition.
SSH is a unix tool you can use to facilitate secure and fast transfers between servers, or between your desktop and a server. Instead of transferring a file from server A to your PC and then from your PC to server B, you can more directly transfer files from Server A to server B.
You will need SSH credentials for both servers. These credentials include an ID, the server name, port and a password. You will need to get these from your server admin, or your ISP. Once you have these, start a terminal each and “SSH id@servername”. You will be prompted for a password. Once you login your terminal prompt will change, showing you that you’re on a different server. Keep both open. From the receiving server you can do the scp command. This seems the easiest.
