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distros in 2021 yeah right.
use HermitCore, a unikernel in rust.
Once CloudLinux releases their open source fork of CentOS 8, I will probably exclusively use that.
CentOS and Debian
Debian stable
Debian is solid and stable
Debian stable whenever possible.
Francisco
Arch Linux, yes
Debian stable
Yes indeed. Plus a tragic life story it seems. (But still, writing a working OS is a major undertaking and deserves recognition). May he rest in peace.
It ain't an OS if it doesn't support 64-bit network addresses!
A gentleman doesn't carry disagreements over to other places.
cpanel in Debian
Debian 10, FreeBSD 12, CentOS 8/7 (but no fresh installs anymore)
text terminal panel
Debian, Centos, Ubuntu
Ubuntu, CentOS, and Red Hat
Debian 10
I use docker with rever proxy using traefik fronted by cloudflare. With docker all my data and configuration are in a single directory. That gives me really good operational flexibility or bringing up and backing up the entire server. At that point, all I need is ArchLinux with docker, SSH, and wireguard, ufw, and restic. I have tried zen, LTS, and current kernel and I don't see any problem with stability. My entire infrastructure is few ymls + mounted directories.
I backup to B2 using restic and I am all golden.
For operational simplicity and having the latest version of tools helps a great deal to try things out.
Sane person doesn't propose 64-bit addressing ignoring two decades of IETF standards.
Always use centos and debian for production.
Ubuntu is great if you want to learn or test something new, "exotic" or bleeding edge.
Take a look at darktable, for one. Raw Therapee is another. There are others but IMO they're at the leading edge with lots of current development going on.
The GIMP is not for photographers without using another package as a plugin (Raw Therapee works fine for this, I'm told). It doesn't handle RAW natively. It's fine for post-processing though.
Debian
Switched from CentOS to Debian for serious use a good few years ago, turned out a wise move. Debian gives [me] a good balance between stability and intuitive configuration.
For fun, sideload Alpine onto any small memory ~128MB OVZ VPS's I've collected over the years, or FreeBSD on small KVM's, they serve well as proxies or intermediate relays. The combination of busybox/sh and no Gnu utils also makes a good testbed for script portability.
Can only give one vote and FreeBSD isn't an option, so it goes to Alpine, looks like it needs it more than Debian
Used to be with Debian for a long time. Now, FreeBSD as installable and Debian as FreeBSD not applicable.
I have 6 VPS with Ubuntu 20.04 on, I used to be a CentOS Fanboy until RedHat did what most big companies do... Screw up nice things.
I use Ubuntu LTS versions only
20+ years mainly a debian guy it's getting easier and easier for friends and colleagues to pull me towards FreeBSD.
Main reasons:
and finally the CentOS disaster. Bang, suddenly a distro much loved by many is gone.
Plus ridiculously old packages under the disguise of "stability!" and ever new releases with bugs and quirks.
Besides systemd-free debian derivates I still have a place in my heart for Alpine, but I'm increasingly thinking about giving FreeBSD a try on the desktop, especially since their hypervisor seems to have become reasonably adult.
alpine linux
Ubuntu mostly, sometimes Debian.
I use whatever seems to be the best fit for the task at hand. Usually end up with Debian or CentOS, sometimes Ubuntu.
If it's up to me personally, I go with FreeBSD whenever possible.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS