@liampomfret
You've hit most of it directly on the head. What I wanted was some storage and a media server where I could stream videos or pictures or whatever. I've been Linux for 15 years but I'm lazy about it and I always use the GUI if I can. I'm just using an old laptop with Linux mint xfce since it's the lightest. I've got 10 terabytes in USB hard drives(a couple of them) and run Emby server for $5 a month.