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[–] WelcomeBear@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

Is this also true for headless servers? I’ve been using Ubuntu via SSH for 15 years now and it’s always been fine for me but I’ve also never run the desktop version (for more than a few days anyway.)

I just installed it on a scavenged workstation last month to use as a media server and I didn’t notice anything unusual.

Edit:

While we’re at it, what does the hive mind think I should be using instead for turning old trash PCs into shitty servers? The only thing Lemmy has taught me so far is that Ubuntu sucks and the only truly honorable choice is to quit my job and stop speaking to my family so that I can devote my life to installing drivers on unstable Arch. Also, I’m supposed to buy some thigh-high stockings and learn to tuck apparently?

[–] SteveTech@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago

I usually use Debian for servers, which would be fine for you because Ubuntu is(was?) based on it, so it's still got apt and some other similarities.

[–] mihnt@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Mint or Pop!_OS I think is the current popular non-shitty entry level OSes.

[–] OR3X@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

I use Debian headless for my media server and mint cinnamon on the desktop. I don't care for anything vaguely Gnome 3.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

I personally go for Debian over Ubuntu as its simpler and doesn't have a lot of overhead.

Honestly if you don't have a problem then don't worry about it. I just have noticed Ubuntu server takes way for resources and the extras such as snap and cloud init add extra complexity

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've been dist updating my fileserver for a decade and noticed over the last year or so that I'm using considerably more disk space than I expected on my OS drive. I see a lot of Snap installs (which I'd rather not use), and am getting messages from apt update telling me there's additional security packages if I switch to some Ubuntu paid subscription or something.

I don't really care to look more into it. I've been meaning to rebuild the hardware anyways, and will probably install Arch or Debian.

[–] madscience@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm an arch desktop user, but I'd never use it for a server. Debian for that please.

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I've been using it for desktop for the last 2 years and haven't had any issues preventing me from booting (that werent self-caused). I'm actually quite impressed with how well it works, but I do have what I consider a healthy distrust of the AUR and tend to stay away unless I can't find a solution to my problem in the official repos.

What makes you hesitant to use it as server?

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

While we’re at it, what does the hive mind think I should be using instead for turning old trash PCs into shitty servers?

Void. The speed difference is unmeasurable, especially when using old equipment. Plus it still supports x86. If you're used to the terminal, you won't notice a difference, trust me... except a lot more speed and less RAM usage.

The only thing Lemmy has taught me so far is that Ubuntu sucks and the only truly honorable choice is to quit my job and stop speaking to my family so that I can devote my life to installing drivers on unstable Arch.

Everything works pretty much out of the box in Void. Hardware doesn't work? Try installing some of the firmware binary blobs (firmware-intel, firmware-broadcom, etc.). Check the hardware manufacturer and model with lspci or lsusb (depending on how the hardware is connected to the PC). 99% of the time, the thing works after firmware packages are installed 👍.

Also, I’m supposed to buy some thigh-high stockings and learn to tuck apparently?

No, just be open minded to new things and have a reddit account for asking questions/getting support... cuz the Void team didn't join the protest and their subreddit is still the official help forum for Void.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Void isn't a industry standard and takes lo get to setup. You can use what you find easier though.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

No Linux distro is an "industry standard"... if you're thinking of POSIX compatible.

Well, there are 2, one is that distro Huawei made and I forgot the other one. But basically, those two are the only ones that are POSIX certified.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Industry standard means you can find support for it easily. Void has a wiki but you don't find a lot of users with void knowledge. Its just something to keep in mind.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

That is true, info regarding it can mostly be found on Reddit.