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    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Not judging, just curious: If it's a headless server, what does Ubuntu do better than Debian?

    Edit: Better community support/documentation?

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

    I find that installing things from repos you typically get something far more up to date with Ubuntu than Debian.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Some corporations are switching from Redhat-based (CentOS/Alma/Rocky) to Ubuntu because it offers a professional level of support in the event that support is needed.

    Personally, I prefer Debian for servers and Arch for desktop.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yeah, still haven't decided which distro to replace our CentOS-alikes with. Bothers me.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Doesn't AlmaLinux offer professional support?

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    Sure, but given red hats shenanigans we can't just go on with status quo. The servers I have to replace are goijg to something else than a RH downstream.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    When I decided to set up my own server my only Linux experience was experimenting with regular Ubuntu. So Ubuntu server was the closest thing to it, and I figured I would have to re-learn fewer commands. It’s also been my impression that because a lot of inexperienced folks like me start with Ubuntu, that’s where the most beginner-friendly instructions are likely to be. I didn’t really know what Debian was.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    Fair enough.

    FWIW, Debian is 98% the same anyway since Ubuntu is downstream from Debian. I'd choose Ubuntu over Debian for desktops but opposite for servers.