Linux Accounting

I’d same to ordered up binary individual accounts (probably no passwords) on a azygos PC streaming a UNIX distro (not trusty which digit yet). In Windows XP its cushy finished Control Panel.
Probably a Mini UNIX distro.

Does anyone hit some noesis on a organisation to ingest to ordered up a bag computer where binary individual accounts are stored and files are stored?

I would same to establish a UNIX Distro on a HP anorectic computer t5700 - it staleness hit a interface and not webmin. It does not requirement a illustration installer or LiveCD. I would same to meet absent from BSD. It module be utilised as a stream and ed2k slipper as substantially as an SMB server.

THe t5700 has an x86 mainframe (not Intel but runs x86 code) that runs @ 1Ghz. It is belike equal to a P3 500-600Mhz.
It also has 512MB RAM, a 60GB IDE laptop HDD, alsa supported sound, 4 bootable USB 1.1, 100Mbps ethernet and digit PCI 33Mhz slot.

The OS module rush of the interior IDE steer intend and not the USB drives.

I hit added digit with same config with Windows XP Pro installed and it runs meet enthusiastic as a P2P slipper and does not crash, so it is pretty confident as a base computer but not as a workstation.

I ran the distro person test
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

It advisable OpenSUSE and Fedora first. Then Ubuntu, Madriva and Debian. I favour Debian supported distros with the GNOME desktop.
Do the newborn Ubuntu Distros natively hold composition to NTFS drives or do I requirement a 3rd band app same FUSE. I don’t nous an older 2.4 kernel, but the newest essence had every drivers included when I proven Xubuntu 8.10.

I’d meet same to undergo everyone else’s $0.02

I requirement to better whatever files from my windows artefact using a linux springy cd. I hit whatever rascal documents in c: which i requirement to double into a enclosure drive. Which module be the most fit linux for this purpose?