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Asked: 2026-05-17T01:24:21+00:00

I’m a .NET developer looking do some research on my own time to better

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I’m a .NET developer looking do some research on my own time to better familiarize myself with Linux and Java (e.g JSP and Servlets).

My plan is to install Linux on an old PC. Then, install and configure a web server capable of hosting JavaServer Pages and Servlets. I would like to create a small web site with dynamic content being pulled from a database. Again, this site is only intended to be used by me for research and testing.

I have very little experience with Linux and Java. Did a couple projects back in college, but that was over 8 years ago.

Below are the questions I have about configuring a test environment I can use for research and testing.

1) What version of Linux should I install on my old PC?

2) What web server should I install on my Linux machine that can be used to host JavaServer Pages and Servlets?

3) What database should I install on the Linux machine? Since I’m doing this for research, it would be nice to test with a DBMS that is commonly used in the real world.

Thanks,
Chris.

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    You can use Debian, Tomcat and MySQL.

    • Debian is a fairly common linux distribution and will work on almost every PC.
    • Tomcat is a simple servlet container. It’s the best choice if the only thing you want to do is servlets and JSP.
    • MySQL is, well MySQL 🙂

    If you do mind using Linux, you can use Ubuntu which is more user-friendly but not really recommended as a server (at least for the default version).

    These applications/distributions are from the most used and with the most active communities.

    Resources :

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