For remote access to a server's console, you can set up a console concentrator, which is a lot like a terminal server. It can be a homegrown Linux box with multiport serial cards, giving you as many ...

Under the Hood. The console server is anything but a “dumb” device. In fact, it runs a version of embedded Linux that goes by the name “BusyBox” and runs a special-purpose web service.

Then setup the server to output the console to a serial port and use screen/minicom (Hyperterminal or putty in Windows) to console into the server over a serial cable. To set this up, you need to edit ...

The next big thing you’ll have to worry about is what programs to run on the server. There is a huge amount of free and open-source software you can host yourself, but finding it can be tricky.

Microsoft is bringing the Linux 'sudo' feature to Windows Server 2025, offering a new way for admins to elevate privileges for console applications.

To select the best Linux server distro for yourself, you’ll first have to consider its complexity, the documentation and support it offers, and whether it has a steep or easy learning curve.

Nearly all Linux distributions could serve as either a desktop or server OS. It's not like you'd want to slap a desktop environment onto Ubuntu Server and use it as a desktop OS, but you could ...