• Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

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

    Edit: Better community support/documentation?

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      1 year ago

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

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      1 year ago

      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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        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.