Install Ubuntu.
Manage CIFS share from the fancy GUI.
Profit.
That's my 2c.
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From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Howard
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 10:38 AM
To: Alaska Linux Users <AKLUG@aklug.org>
Subject: [aklug] Easy NAS setup
Hi list. I was trying to advise a friend about how he could set up his own NAS using a spare tower PC and some kind of free software NAS distro. I know basically how I would do it with various Debian packages; but in his case, I was wondering if there might be an easier approach.
He is mostly a Windows user so he doesn't really understand the command line or how Gnu/Linux works. Is there a distro out there that would allow him to simply install the disks and boot into a CD, and then it would handle setting up the software raid and boot into an easy-to-use file sharing interface?
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Christopher Howard, Computer Assistant
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