I have a desktop and I want to install linux on it and use it as a server. I believe I dont need to install a complete linux distro cause I dont need the user interface, I can command the server using ssh in another computer and tell my web server to install apache, mysql...
I want my webserver not to consume CPU with GUI or mouse or keyboard... I want my linux distro to only usage the resources needed to run the webserver.
Before you ask why I want to do this I will explain myself: I am using AWS for some time and it's amazing how they provide a cloud where I install a linux image and I can control it using SSH from my home! Their server is probably not running any interface, probably there is not even a screen there. It's just a CPU running my web server and listening to SSH to do as I say. There is no need to consume resources having a linux distro with gui and listening to keyboard and mouse events!