[Gambas-user] Seeking a bit of advice here.

[Nigel Verity]

Hi

Linux Mint 17.3 would satisfy all your requirements. I run a number of small servers, including an RPi, on Mint and they are simply trouble-free.

I am not aware of any plans to end 32-bit support. The current version of Postgres is 9.3.12.

You would need to install openssh-server (client comes as part of the build), and you would probably want to upgrade the version of Gambas from a PPA, as the standard is currently 3.1.1. I use 3.8.1 and there are no problems at all.

There is a choice of desktops - Cinnamon, MATE, KDE, Xfce. If you are running your devices as servers you could configure them to boot to command line, so the "weight" of the desktop is not really an issue. Just go for whichever you prefer and fire it up only when you need it.

I would estimate that after the basic installation, all your configuration, installation and upgrade tasks could be achieved in about 10-15 minutes per device. 

Nige