Technically. any distribution that has a proper multi-user environment set up could be used as a server. In practice, the distributions most commonly used as servers are:
Most Linux distributions will come with SSH preinstalled. If it's not, install the package "ssh".
Generally speaking, no. Windows has a slower patch cycle than most Linux distributions, thus exploits are exposed for longer and have a greater probability of being hit.
OpenOffice and LibreOffice are both full office suites used in Linux distributions.
Depending on the agency or section you are in, they may have various policies and guidelines about what Linux distributions are to be used or not. If you work in security or defense, they may have special standards that the distro is required to meet.
This is a holding question for alternates dealing with long-obsolete Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Linux 9. Please do not split the alternates out. There is no reason to use these distributions; they no longer receive any security updates, may not run on modern hardware, and many modern Linux distributions are free.
GCC is already for the most part preinstalled in many, if not all, GNU/Linux distributions.
There is no such thing as "Linux XP". If you're referring to Windows XP, then the answer is no. As far as Linux distributions, for the majority of distributions, they are free (as in freedom) and free-of-charge.
Most Linux distributions are free
red hat enterprise Linux is used as a server while red hat Linux is used as client..
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Simply put, download a free version of VMware Server or opt to buy a paid version of VMware Workstation, either of which supports most popular flavors of Linux distributions. For a complete list of supported Linux distributions, please consult this VMware Guest OS Installation Guide"http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf".Hope this resolve your question.Bruce