BOSS Advanced Server For Linux

BOSS Advanced Server is an open source Linux-based operating system specifically designed to be used as a dedicated server. As its name suggests, it's an advanced version of the BOSS Server distribution, featuring a plethora of server-oriented software packages, and supports a wide range of hardware platforms.

Both Server editions are based on the main BOSS GNU/Linux operating system, but without a graphical environment. Instead, they come with numerous unique features and are aimed to be used for powering server machines. Supported architectures include both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (amd64).

Key features include state-of-the-art web server, mail server, proxy server, database server, network server, SMS server, file and print server, and LDAP server components, as well as a handful of server administration utilities like Webmin, Gadmin, phpMyAdmin, phpLDAPadmin, and pgAdmin.

This advanced server flavor of the BOSS GNU/Linux operating system is distributed as a single, DVD-size ISO image that can only be used to install the operating system on a local disk drive. It has no live mode or desktop environment, you just boot and install the distribution using a DVD disc or USB flash drive.

It provides users with a minimal boot prompt, where you should press the F1 key if you want to access the help menu, from where you can choose different boot methods, view the system requirements, as well as to enter special boot parameters for the install system, selected disk controllers, or special machines.

In conclusion, BOSS Advanced Server is a great Linux distribution designed from the ground up to be used on server machines. We strongly recommend using this operating system over the main BOSS Server edition, simply because it offers a plethora of server-oriented utilities and administration tools that come in handy when managing multiple computers on a single network.