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I've been using Fedora for a long time and I've been wanting to try a new distro for my servers at work. After some research I've settled for Debian…

Do you need a GUI? Not that you cannot install ubuntu-desktop on the server edition... Otherwise, you can SSH into both. Are there any packages ...

I already have some experience managing Debian servers; however, ... why are there so few laptops with Debian pre-installed versus Ubuntu?

Debian and Ubuntu are two of the most popular distributions that are also similar. ... whether it is on the server or on the desktop.

Because Debian is community driven and have no commercial interests, and will not try to sell me cloud stuff or whatever.

Ubuntu's ARM port is just that, a port, whereas Debian's ARM version is a part of its mainstream and supported repo. Debian focuses on actual ARM computers whereas Ubuntu focuses on their stupid unified phone/tablet/desktop adware experience.

I used to use Debian for both servers and desktop, but they take forever to update packages so I stopped using Debian. Now I use Ubuntu for servers and ...

Ubuntu and Ubuntu server is based on Debian and includes bloatware. I'm thinking about installing Debain with a DM on my Laptop as a ...

Keep in mind, CentOS/RHEL has differences from Debian-based releases (different commands, apt-get vs. yum, etc). So if you're not at least a little familiar with RHEL it'll be a little learning curve. 1. level 1. intelminer. · 8y. I better update my flair now that I'm unemployed again. Ubuntu is derived from Debian, so about 90% of everything ...

Ubuntu is exactly the same as Xubuntu, but with a heavier desktop environment (Unity). Debian is a bit more basic than Ubuntu. While Ubuntu is perfectly polished for desktop use, some stuff might not work out of the box in Debian. Nothing you can not fix with a little experience, though.

Debian is a great OS for Servers, the latest version runs on my newly built NAS with Snapraid, Docker, mergerfs and other stuff. I think the biggest difference you'll notice for a little home server project is, that for Ubuntu you'll find more specialized …

Over the past couple years I've played with Ubuntu Server, Debian (minimal shell only), FreeBSD, Ubuntu Desktop & Linux Desktop. Always miss the simplicity of NAS4Free so I stay with it. Still running Debian on a VM hosted by NAS4Free for my Unifi Controller. Linux Mint Desktop was stable but the wife couldn't get past it not being windows.

Ubuntu is based off of Debian, only it gets more updates and has a longer LTS schedule (4 years instead of 2 years with Debian). Ubuntu server is nothing like Ubuntu Desktop; it has nowhere near the amount of bloat.

It's just bloated Debian and "easier to use" but Debian is easier to install than Ubuntu Server, and after that it's practically the same, no- ...

If you're running applications with short release cycles that always gets upgraded to more recent server releases, debian is a good choice. However if you've ...

That being said I will recommend Ubuntu or Linux Mint to new users, ... I run a mix of Ubuntu and Debian servers, and so far I spend next to ...

Ubuntu is developed by Canonical. Debian is centered on a minimal, modular installation - you can choose how little or how much you install and anything installed beyond the base won't carry a lot of dependencies, etc. Ubuntu comes with a lot installed and a lot of stuff cannot be uninstalled without wrecking your distro due to dependencies.

Maybe do you guys have any guides and/or software that you would use? I was thinking to use things like https://cockpit-project.org on Ubuntu Server for example. OMV seems like something between Unraid/truenas and Ubuntu Server, but i don't feel like learning Debian.

Debian. It's a server-oriented distro with longer term support, and unlike Ubuntu, actually trustworthy. In CLI terms, next to no difference, although it doesn't default stuff to nano like Ubuntu does, but to vim, but if you like nano, that's changeable.

I think Debian is better for power users, not for beginners/desktop users. Debian is very stable and tested, very good base for production servers, but because this, it lacks many newer drivers (for hardware support), and many software's version lagging far behind current (at least in supported official repo).

level 1. [deleted] · 1y. Ubuntu supports more non-free things out of the box, e.g. wifi works out of the box, nvidia drivers can be easily added etc. . Debian does not do that on purpose for freedom reasons. Ubuntu has ppa's, i.e. repos by small teams/random people offering software.