>> I am looking for a distro that >> has >> >as automated a update/patch installation system as possible, whether >> free A Knoppix hard drive install would fit the bill. >> >As a follow-on question, I plan to pick up a few Dell Poweredge 2650 >> dual >> >xeon systems on ebay. Any thoughts on these systems running linux? Haven't installed Linux on our 2650's yet, but they are great servers. We have 7 of them. I would guess there will not be a problem installing Linux on one.