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Hi, mostly i use REHL based distros like Centos/Rocky/Oracle for the solutions i develop but it seems its time to leave..

What good server/minimal distro you use ?

Will start to test Debian stable.

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[–] sophia 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, Debian stable has always been my first option. I'll continue using Arch for my desktops and Debian on servers and stuff.

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

Same here. Went from CentOS to debian (edit: on servers) when this whole shit show started and never looked back.

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

Agreed. I like Fedora and there's some awesome stuff like Podman in it. But Debian or Alpine for cobtraiber images and Debian Stable for servers. I mean, let's be honest, if your a professional you want boring for a server, and Debian Stable is dreadfully boring; it just works.