Your favorite linux server distro

terrorgenterrorgen OG
edited November 2019 in Reviews

Let the war discussion begin...

Your favorite Linux Server Distro
  1. Select your favorite64 votes
    1. Ubuntu
      14.06%
    2. Debian
      53.13%
    3. RHEL/CentOS
      20.31%
    4. RancherOS
        0.00%
    5. Oracle Linux
        0.00%
    6. CloudLinux
        1.56%
    7. ArchLinux
        0.00%
    8. Other/Not Listed
        7.81%
    9. Linux wha..? BSD FTW!
        3.13%
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  • pikepike OG

    I learned on Debian and never ran into a situation that made me switch to a different distro.

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  • poissonpoisson OG

    You don't need to list arch. Their users will tell you they use arch without you asking them.

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  • ITLabsITLabs OG

    Debian, tks.

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  • cybertechcybertech OGBenchmark King

    Centos thx

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  • intelpentiumintelpentium OG

    I've always wanted to try CentOS/RHEL, but their package system is too confusing for me. Every guide for installing software tells you to add some repositories, and each blog lists different ones! Coming from Debian I instinctively think it poses a security risk and is a maintenance hassle (what if some repository goes down?). Same applies to Ubuntu.

    Sadly all "difference between debian and centos" blog posts I find are SEO text.

  • RahulRahul OG

    Ubuntu, For being out-of-the-box.

  • localhostlocalhost OG

    Windows NT 4.0

    FTW!!!!!

  • lgsinlgsin OG

    Debian, thx.

  • efXefX OG
    edited November 2019

    Also Debian

  • dahartigandahartigan OG

    Debian for most things, Ubuntu for a tiny number of things and CentOS only where WHM/cPanel is required.

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  • poissonpoisson OG

    No surprise for the popularity of debian here. Stable and easy to use. Because I started my servers with Debian, I went for a Debian derivative for desktop.

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  • Shoaib_AShoaib_A OG

    CentOS

  • perryoo11perryoo11 OG

    General Debian

    For small specs servers I like centos.

  • AmitzAmitz OG

    I started out with CentOS, then switched to Debian and never looked back.

    Amitz, a very stable genius (it's true!) and Grand Rectumfier of the official LESLOS® (LES League of Shitposters).
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  • JanevskiJanevski OG

    TinyCoreLinux

  • uhuuhu OG

    Debian on the original XBox. Next favorite, Raspbian.

    Yes, I did read the question.

  • AbdullahAbdullah Hosting ProviderOG

    Debian min. Install always.

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  • flipsflips OG

    Has the Gentoo crowd moved to Arch?
    Never heard of RancherOS, guess I stopped paying attention to DistroWatch ... :p

  • aRNoLDaRNoLD OG
    edited November 2019

    I tried Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS. It could be great that Debian LTS last as long as CentOS, ten years.

    If I am to pick only one distro, then it is Debian, plus ver jessie/buster. It was CentOS if I was asked last year.

  • terrorgenterrorgen OG

    @poisson said:
    No surprise for the popularity of debian here. Stable and easy to use. Because I started my servers with Debian, I went for a Debian derivative for desktop.

    Curious, what's your desktop distro?

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  • terrorgenterrorgen OG

    @Janevski said:
    TinyCoreLinux

    That's something.

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  • RahulRahul OG

    poisson said: I went for a Debian derivative for desktop.

    terrorgen said: Curious, what's your desktop distro?

    Rahul said: Ubuntu, For being out-of-the-box.

    AmIRight ?

  • terrorgenterrorgen OG

    Ubuntu is not the only Debian based out of the box distro, bro...

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  • poissonpoisson OG

    @terrorgen said:

    @poisson said:
    No surprise for the popularity of debian here. Stable and easy to use. Because I started my servers with Debian, I went for a Debian derivative for desktop.

    Curious, what's your desktop distro?

    Mint, which is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. A second derivative of Debian (using a calculus analogy).

    I think Mint is the best out of the box solution that can rival Windows and Mac in terms of driver support and a great GUI. Some people have issues with them being ok with proprietary drivers and thus not entirely FOSS in spirit but seriously, if you need a highly useable daily driver, don't be so inflexible. Even newer hardware works like a charm in terms of automagically detecting drivers (my GTX 1070 Nvidia drivers were automatically installed from repo).

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  • flipsflips OG

    Sometimes "automagical" means it's too different from my preferences. Would still be able to recommend for other people. (Not the same people that prefers a tiling WM ...) That's the beauty of FOSS and Linux/UNIX, options and easy to customize ... B)

  • AlwaysSkintAlwaysSkint OGSenpai
    edited November 2019

    On the desktop, i switched from Slackware to Mandrake/Mandriva to Ubuntu Hardy Heron, to Mint Felicia and onwards to current Mint. plus, of course trying various distros along the way. There's also LMDE for the debian thnx crew. ;)
    On a server it's either CentOS or debian depending on the software stack used/enforced.
    Perhaps I should see what all the fuss is about with Ubuntu server.

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  • k082mxk082mx OG

    My main one is Debian, but unfortunately sometimes I need to use CentOs and currently I'm beginning to test Alpine.

  • tgltgl OG

    alpine linux

  • ArkArk OG

    Debian user here =)

  • beaglebeagle OG

    CentOS mostly, Debian when application requires.

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