+1 for debian netinstall, only other distro id consider if i couldnt use arch, i have an old celeron 433 webserver thats been running debian for over 10 years and also a 32bit debian VM running on one of my arch boxes so i can run an old cs 1.5 server which wont run on a 64bit OS. really is a shame that arch is dropping i686, just cause somthing is old doesnt mean its obsolete