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Hi all, In the last topic i started, Guru Jacques suggested (a great idea ) that I install VM VirtualBox on my machine. After , a number of hit and trials I finally managed to install xubuntu 12.04 on my machine. My machine has the following configuration : Pentium P4 2.2 GHz running Windows 7 and 4Gigs of RAM. I have allotted 1 Gig to the xubuntu and it seems a bit tardy even when the guest additions have yet to be installed. Still it's workable. Given my configuration, I would like to ask if I have chosen the correct linux flavour and the right version. There is a plethora of flavors and versions over there and I am not sure if i have picked the right one. I tried lubuntu which is said to have a smaller footprint and is supposed to be the fastest version there but it failed to start on my machine. I was about to install the XAMPP stack on top of xubuntu when I came across an article which said that the XAMPP STACK should not be installed in the production environment. This has triggered a few more questions. 1. Do specific servers have an advantage over another on a given OS ? 2. Which server should then be installed for production and development environments? I have little experience with any servers and the Apache I installed as my localhost was installed via the stack. 3. Would I have to install 2 servers or would I just need two configurations of the same server for production and development modes? (Benanamen provided a link of vagarant and I think that has something to do with this. I have not had time to check that out yet) 4. If the configurations solve the issue, then is it easy to switch between these 2 modes and how? Well that's it for the time being. I am sure there will be more as I go along this path. Thanks all !