Comment on Looking for peoplecs experiences with Systemd-less distros for a home server
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Switch to a stable Linux distribution like Debian Stable or Ubuntu LTS. The issues you’re facing are much more likely caused by new package defects instead of the init system, or new defects in the init system packages. Switching the init system but keeping rolling will change the where and how defects crop up. Switching to a stable distro will nearly stop new defects from cropping up altogether till a major version upgrade. Which is measured in years. In the case of Ubuntu LTS, 5 years by default and 10 years if you activate the free Ubuntu Pro.
mlaga97@lemmy.mlaga97.space 10 months ago
Yeah, rolling release on a server sounds horrifying. You couldn’t pay me enough to live that nightmare.
There’s a reason “enterprise” server distros exist. Install LTS release once every 2, 4, or 5 years depending on taste, login to update as you remember the machine is even running an OS, and just generally forget the machine exists for several years at a time.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
It’s how I do. Unattended security upgrades in tow.