I'm currently more interested in Fedora Core actually (main problem is that the Uni's AARnet mirror doesn't show it because the DVD ISO is too big or something; the CD ISOs are there though, see if I can make it install from a portable HDD).  Am somewhat more used to RedHat based distros (this server is running CentOS), though I have run Debian/Ubuntu servers too.  Not that much difference, perhaps, from what I notice, just different conventions.  It's all the same underlying system anyway, just mostly different packaging I think.  I do know that the FC installer does allow you to select what packages gets installed by default.

Main current concern is probably still drivers, mainly my TV tuner.  All my other hardware is fairly standard (don't have wireless stuff).

By the way, don't confuse Linux with Unix :P