I decided to use openSUSE to operate my server; This Linux distribution seems to have all the bells and whistles that I was looking for in a server. Check out Wikipedia for a good working definition of a Linux distribution, and a great comparison chart.
OpenSUSE 10.1 is the latest stable community release from Novell. It is important to note here that Novell also develops and maintains SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server which is not free.
Here is a snapshot of the KDE desktop on openSUSE. It is very colorful with lots of 3D icons. You can also change the settings quite easily to use transparency. Very slick!
Mario Seijo is a web designer and creative director for a Seattle-based web design studio, 
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