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What is your go-to OS for VPSs and why?
What image are you using for your Linux VPSs? For what applications? Are you using Windows server too?
What is your go-to OS for VPSs and why?
- What OS do you use for VPSs usually?195 votes
- Ubuntu (Just Werks ™️)32.31%
- Debian FTW51.28%
- Arch btw0.00%
- Exotic (Guix/NixOS)3.08%
- Others (Centos, RHEL, OpenSUSE, etc)12.31%
- Windows Server1.03%
Comments
Weekly "What OS to use" thread /here
No OS, keep the VPS on boot menu, idling away.
This pull is stupid ... Where is FreeBSD? In other with Centos ... Also a lot of people on LET use Centos alternatives like AlmaLinux and RockyShit, so pool should have "Centos and alternatives" category
Debian because fuck Ubuntu.
Want to try out OpenSUSE and RockyLinux.
why?
Debian servers.
Some Ubuntu servers.
Alpine Linux for containers mostly as it's very lightweight.
I use Ubuntu with Livepatch, it works great and I get less downtime.
Ubuntu is a complete operating system, practical and very secure, it is ready for production and also for new users because its knowledge base on the internet is huge.
Debian is for advanced Ubuntu users who know what they are doing - never start on Debian before trying Ubuntu.
Debian, but I've been using AlmaLinux more and more lately.
Debian for production/client stuff, Alpine on small memory VPS's, Alma/*BSD for practice.
Slackware and yes I am a masochist. Rocky for production.
ubuntu. it's prob not the best. but its what I know
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Debian for 2GB ram or below
Ubuntu for 4GB ram or above
Debian cause that's the answer I got when I asked here.
@SocksAreComfortable you wouldn't have that name if you lived in Phoenix 🌵 ☀ 🍻
Centos / oracle linux
Ubuntu because it has greater compatibility with management panels: Cyberpanel, aaPanel, CloudPanel, WordOPS, etc.
I dunno, pretty humid where I live, but I just stay the hell inside all day!
I almost use Alpine Linux for any computer i have including my desktop and phone (postmarketOS)
My SSH Jumper Running NetBSD 9.1
Debian - simple, stable and easy to customize. Does not ruin your shit with SELinux like on RHEL-based systems. I'd rather do my own isolation based on AppArmor than use SEL.
AlmaLinux and Debian. No real strong feelings besides compatibility and reliability. Personal desktop I've been enjoying Mint.
Ubuntu
Debian and only debian
Rocky and Debian only.
Debian. Don't know why its what i first used. I like how stable it is, I like how good its documented and I especially like the spiral.
From experience with an Debian / Ubuntu based Webcontrol panel usage is about 75% Ubuntu / 25% Debian.
It doesn't help Oracle Cloud is giving away free Ubuntu servers
Debian on personal servers, Almalinux on production servers.
Both usually run KC so I don't care about kernel patches.
Debian for servers, but I'd like to try Ubuntu as well because I have switched to using it as a desktop.
Lately my "go to" operating system for VPSs has been Debian. In the past, I split VPSs between CentOS and Debian. I would consider AlmaLinux (or Rocky Linux) if I feel like using a RedHat-family version of Linux on a VPS in the future.
I haven't used Ubuntu much on VPSs, but for a Linux desktop, I run the Ubuntu MATE version in a virtual machine. I never liked Ubuntu's default launcher and search style and prefer the fully supported MATE version. I was not happy when that launcher toolbar first appeared years ago.
does it matter?
any current linux will do.
apt rpm pacman wtf all the same
gnu part is always the same.
what does it matter in what format do they package something...