Post 536164 by nether@anime.website
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 (DIR) Post #532888 by codesections@fosstodon.org
       2018-10-14T13:27:07Z
       
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       We've talked a lot about different distros for the #linux desktop, but what are your top picks for *server* distros?Spinning up a Ubuntu server on Digitalocean seems like the obvious/easy choice, but I'd love to know what other options people go with and what your reasons are for whatever preference you have
       
 (DIR) Post #532889 by wowaname@anime.website
       2018-10-14T14:02:41.693929Z
       
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       @codesections alpine hands down
       
 (DIR) Post #532929 by codesections@fosstodon.org
       2018-10-14T14:03:42Z
       
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       @wowaname why's that?
       
 (DIR) Post #532930 by wowaname@anime.website
       2018-10-14T14:04:12.358258Z
       
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       @codesections it's practically built to be a server distro
       
 (DIR) Post #532946 by wowaname@anime.website
       2018-10-14T14:05:06.356911Z
       
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       @codesections unless you go with centos but only businesses who are afraid of change go with centos
       
 (DIR) Post #536127 by TheDevMinerTV@fosstodon.org
       2018-10-14T13:45:15Z
       
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       @codesections Lubuntu and then just remove the xorg display
       
 (DIR) Post #536128 by nether@anime.website
       2018-10-14T17:59:26.284264Z
       
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       @TheDevMinerTV @codesections whats the point of running a variation of ubuntu designed specifically to use a certain desktop environment just to install it on a server
       
 (DIR) Post #536164 by nether@anime.website
       2018-10-14T18:02:18.240666Z
       
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       @codesections most of my servers run debian, the packages in their repositories are so obsolete though even on testing that i just end up building a lot of the software myself, ive also used openbsd which is nice
       
 (DIR) Post #540650 by aru@fosstodon.org
       2018-10-14T15:00:03Z
       
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       @codesectionsAlpine is my go-to distro for servers
       
 (DIR) Post #567902 by simon_brooke@social.yyy.scot
       2018-10-14T15:10:26Z
       
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       @codesectionsDebian, every time. Stable, solid. It just works.
       
 (DIR) Post #567903 by Jason_Dodd@mastodon.social
       2018-10-14T15:31:50Z
       
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       @simon_brooke @codesections My rule for distros is the same as it is for stocks. Stay away from derivatives. And REALLY stay away from derivatives of derivatives.
       
 (DIR) Post #568314 by kensanata@octodon.social
       2018-10-16T10:58:32Z
       
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       I agree. Debian stable for the server. I do install extra stuff, newer Perl and my own packages, but I do that in the knowledge that everything is super standard and boring boring boring, i.e. the best.@Jason_Dodd @simon_brooke @codesections
       
 (DIR) Post #570090 by telent@mastodon.social
       2018-10-16T12:32:33Z
       
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       @Jason_Dodd @simon_brooke @codesections technicaly this means you can't use Slackware because it was orignally based on SLS ;-)
       
 (DIR) Post #570091 by simon_brooke@social.yyy.scot
       2018-10-16T13:39:41Z
       
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       @telentAh, nostalgia! SLS was the first distribution I used - it came, if I recall correctly, on ninety-something floppy disks.@Jason_Dodd @codesections