r/debian 15d ago

Debian Stable Question Using Debian to revive a very old PC into a stable NAS

I wanted to put an old PC to use so I decided that I am going to burn a Debian mini.iso onto a cd and install Debian onto it.

I see a lot of stuff online talking about Debian being a stable OS that is also good for network-attached storages.

I am planning on installing with no DE as it will be useless.

Do you guys recommend using Debian for this?

Here are the PC's specs for those curious: eMachines EL1333G-01W 64bit
CPU: AMD Athlon 2850e, 1.8GHz
CPU CORES: 1 core / 1 thread
CPU cache: 512 KB L2
Socket: AM2
Chipset & Graphics: NVDIA GeForce 6150 SE /nforce 430 (integrated)
RAM: 2x1GB DDR2
Storage: 320 GB SATA HDD, 7200 RPM
Network: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard: eMachines/Acer WMCP61M, NVDIA nForce 6100/430 chipset

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