Best distro for print server?

[Cheetoz]

I need to be able to press the pwr button, have the OS start in like 20 seconds, print, then press button and shut it off. headless server of course.


Could I tweak debian as such? Disable everything except samba and CUPS...

thanks.

 

[swatbat]

Debian would handle it fine as long as your printers will run under it. How many printers and users we talking about? Also why built a print server to turn it on and off? Sounds like overkill. Generaly for a print server you leave them on 24/7

 

[MTB2Live Live4Comps]

any distro could be configured as such, debian should make a good choice for you tho

 

[Whatsisname]

thats going to trash your hardware turning it on and off like that so many times.

 

[Cheetoz]

Also why built a print server to turn it on and off? Sounds like overkill.

The printer is in another room. Theres no computer there and just an Ethernet port. So Im going to use an old 366mhz Cyrix computer with like 64mb of ram.

So i need the lightest and fastest distro just for printing. But debian takes like hours to load.

 

[swatbat]

Why not just buy a 50-100 dollar print server?