what even is the difference?
im using ubuntu rn, but need to redeploy and have been thinking of just switching away to debian.
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Guenther_Amanita@feddit.de 8 months ago
Debian. I don’t see much benefit of Ubuntu LTS compared to plain old Debian. It’s exactly what you wanted.
Alternatively, AlmaLinux is a solid choice if you like Red Hat stuff (RHEL clone).
umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Guenther_Amanita@feddit.de 8 months ago
Debian is community run, which often means all changes and features get implemented because the community wants that, not some corporation. One notable example of that is Snap.
Also, I found (minimal install) Debian a bit more minimalist than Ubuntu server, which is great imo. I just want the bare minimum for my services to work, and pretty much the only thing I expect from my server to have is SSH and Docker.
Lemongrab@lemmy.one 8 months ago
Is there a difference between alma and rocky?
varsock@programming.dev 8 months ago
Debian has the advantage of not using snapd like Ubuntu does. You have to not only remove snaps but also instruct the package manager not you pull in snaps as dependencies and not to favor snap packages.
I have fond memories of Ubuntu being my first distro many years ago but pushing snaps onto users to compete with flatpak is a nuisance.