You don't, it's a Microsoft product that runs on the Windows family. You could run Windows in a virtual machine, I suppose, but that would be of limited use.
Linux
In windows 7 First you go to control panel and then programs and features and select Microsoft MSSQL Server and select uninstall. It is the same in previous windows versions.
1) Make sure your PC meets the minimum system requirements to install Windows Server 2008. 2) Buy Windows Server 2008. 3) Put the DVD in the drive and reboot your machine. 4) Boot from the DVD 5) Install Windows Server 2008
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Windows Server 2008, Redhat Linux, Solaris
No, you do not. You only install Active Directory if the system is going to be a domain controller. If it is a member server or a standalone server Active Directory should not be installed.
No.
There is no Admin pack in windows 2008.
win95,98,2000,2003 & 2008 server,xp,vista,win7,mac & Linux
In windows 2008 you can install 7 configure WDS not RIS support.
The Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA)For a UNIX or Linux client, SUA creates a multiuser environment complete with commands, case-sensitive abilities, programming tools, shells (runtime environments), and scripts. With SUA installed, even UNIX/Linux programs can be ported over to Windows Server 2008.
For Microsoft it has be either server 2003 or server 2008. Stay from the sbs, home server, web edition or whatever else. All these other products are pretty much just watered down versions of server 2003 and 2008 For Linux, I cant speak from personal experience. But one thing I have noticed over the years is that people will take a liking for a certain Linux distro and that's it. As far as they are concerned their distro is the best. BTW: FreeBsd seems to be highly recommended.