Unless it’s just a hardware driver issue?

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    If you are in an enterprise environment, it is easier to sell Ubuntu - at least there is a company that can provide support for it behind. Companies want to make sure someone is on the hook to fix an issue that would be blocking to them, and this is much harder with something like Debian.

    That’s why Red Hat is used that much in companies, and what Canonical main revenues are coming from.

    But as a selfhoster, I use Debian by default for my servers. Only if there is a very specific need for Ubuntu would I switch, and I am frankly tired of the Snap shenanigans on my desktop (thinking of migrating to PopOS or KDE Neon).

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    Support & community come to mind.

    To a typical user/newcomer to servers it’s easier to find some solution for Ubuntu, than for Debian. And boy, can Debian users be full of themselves… 😑

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    Because when you use Debian and you find a bug, you will notice that it was fixed years ago but for “stability” you are using an ancient version

    For example if you use samba as active directory domain controller on Debian, it doesn’t let login windows 11 users. This bug was fixed in 2019

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      I’m really curious if that’s still true for debian 12, it’s using a 6.1 kernel and stuff isn’t nearly as old.

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        I recently switched one of my VPS to Debian 12.1 coming from Ubuntu 22.04.* LTS, because of the newer kernel and newer packages. I think there was an Ubuntu update this week, didn’t have time to look into it, so I’m not sure if it still applies.

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      I’m using “testing” repos for this reason (testing is still stable, it’s the next stable)

      It might be late still, I don’t know

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        Yep. I once heard on an IRC room about testing being “highly unrecommendable” because it could break at any time! I rolled my eyes. Testing branch is fully usable, and it rarely breaks if you are a mindful user.

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        I understood the problems are about security patches being late there, and the freeze periods. Why not usw unstable?

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    I like Ubuntu Server. It’s got a nice installer that is simple and straight to the point, and lots of documentation. I’m also very familiar with it if I need to troubleshoot.

    That said, I don’t like snaps and every new version pushes them harder. I’m currently learning openSUSE to see if it can become my new go-to for servers.

    I always run Linux servers headless, so how the distro does GUI (if an option) is not relevant to me in this scenario.

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      The installer is much easier, and the github keys import is a nice touch. Last two servers I set up were Debian, because fuck forcing LXD as snap, and the installer was inferior to that of Ububtu took me about 3x the time to do the same setup.

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    Having worked at a cloud provider for awhile and also done support, the reasoning is generally that Ubuntu is the “path of least resistance” to getting running. They have a super engaged community and the market share leads to a lot of guides across the web being primarily made for Ubuntu.

    To be fair, it also helps that their LTS support is really nice and their repos are a lot closer to up-to-date than a bunch of others.

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    Ubuntu has a bigger market share in the support department. Makes it easier to find advice that applies specifically to your setup.

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    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    LTS Long Term Support software version
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

    [Thread #35 for this sub, first seen 13th Aug 2023, 09:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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    Familiarity (my client distro is Pop and is based on Ubuntu), and I like the LTS life cycle (predictable).

    I do uninstall snaps, though, and mostly just use Docker for things. I could use Debian, but again, for me it was about familiarity and support (a lot more Ubuntu specific documentation).

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      I used Ubuntu for a while and distro-hopped before deciding to land on Debian. I figured major distros used it as their base for a reason. The older I get the more I appreciate the “it’ll release when its ready” approach that Debian takes. There’s no economic pressure to release with major bugs hoping the next sprint will fix most issues, like a lot of “enterprise” software. The Debian release cycle is not 100% predictable, but it is reliable. I’ve had a server go through a few major upgrades for nearly a decade before the hardware itself gave out. The OS was rock solid the entire time. Additionally, with flatpak, outdated desktop apps are no longer an issue and I use docker for hosting services.

      I will admit that Debian is pretty “bland” from a fresh install, but I don’t mind that at all.

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        Started with RaspiOS and transitioned to vanilla Debian + OMV5 later on.
        So far I never had issues whatsoever withy server. If there was an issue usually not due to debian but me learning to work with linux.

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            Didn’t try anything else like TrueNas so take it for what you want.

            OMV5/6 are pretty good NAS softwares with an out of the box working interface. Nothing really you don’t want.
            Upside: It’s Debian under the hood. So if you want to dip into Linux I think it’s great.

            My only gripe is, it’s impossible to upgrade between versions. You’d need to wipe the OS and restart (afaik).

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    In years past, I chose Ubuntu over Debian because of some key packages that were more up to date on Ubuntu LTS then Debian. Now that I’m running basically everything in containers I’ll be switched back to Debian over the next upgrade cycle

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      Anytime is an upgrade cycle when youre indecisive as hell

      (Almost don’t even use my PC cause its always migrating somehow lmao)

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    Historically I’ve done exactly that. Debian for servers, Ubuntu for workstations (because I like GNOME). But my hate for Snap runs so deep that I’ve started using Debian w/ GNOME more and more often over the last year or so.

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      But my hate for Snap runs so deep that I’ve started using Debian w/ GNOME more and more often over the last year or so.

      As a Linux Mint user I’ve seen the writing on the wall and will be switching to Linux Mint Debian Edition next time I reinstall my desktop.

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      This is huge for me as well and is what will keep me on Ubuntu Server until I have a very very good reason to leave or someone else adds it.

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        zfs dkms on debian prompt to be non problematic for me. ZFS is standard storage back-end for our docker swarm hosts, and I have plenty of them. Same DKMS work fine on my desktops too.

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        Think it’s not supported for the root filesystem anymore but that’s not my usecase anyway. Still supported for non root filesystems.

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    Before self-hosting web apps became one-click install away, Ubuntu was a lot more convenient with newer technologies, readily available documentation, and a clear update schedule. At least, that was my case.