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Debian or Ubuntu

Murphy284Murphy284 Member
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What is your preferred operating system for production on VPS/VDS?

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  • Guru555Guru555 Member

    Only Ubuntu

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  • nghialelenghialele Member

    Alpine Linux

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  • allthemtingsallthemtings Member, Megathread Squad

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  • host_chost_c Patron Provider, Top Host, Megathread Squad
    edited March 3

    For prod, Almalinux, why - stable, RHEL-compatible, predictable

    I just hate to do apt update && upgrade each fuqing day, also I definitely don’t want to babysit updates every day.

    Test or light non crucial stuff Debian.

    Multimedia wise Ubuntu, they tend to have a better / letest support for VGA drivers.

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  • nghialelenghialele Member

    @host_c said:
    For prod, Almalinux, why - stable, RHEL-compatible, predictable

    I just hate to do apt update && upgrade each fuqing day, also I definitely don’t want to babysit updates every day.

    Test or light non crucial stuff Debian.

    Multimedia wise Ubuntu, they tend to have a better / letest support for VGA drivers.

    Don't they have unattended-upgrades like Debian sir?

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  • host_chost_c Patron Provider, Top Host, Megathread Squad

    @nghialele said: Don't they have unattended-upgrades like Debian sir?

    I usually prefer slower moving OS for 24/7/365 systems. Yet your point is also valid, but I personally have a good record with Alma ( formerly was centos )

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  • ralfralf Member

    Ubuntu is great for the desktop, but not sure why you'd prefer it over Debian for a headless server unless you really want the absolutely latest packages that haven't gone through a few months of testing yet.

    For me, it's Debian all the way in production.

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  • nghialelenghialele Member
    edited March 3

    @host_c said:

    @nghialele said: Don't they have unattended-upgrades like Debian sir?

    I usually prefer slower moving OS for 24/7/365 systems. Yet your point is also valid, but I personally have a good record with Alma ( formerly was centos )

    I was asking a genuine question since I really don't know they have it or not, but thank you for clarify <3

    Love the service man!

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  • AndreixAndreix Member, Host Rep
    edited March 3

    @Murphy284 said:
    What is your preferred operating system for production on VPS/VDS?

    Debian + https://github.com/serverspan/Linux-Auto-Update-Script

    So you don't have to make a drama from running apt update daily.

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  • NekoparaNekopara Member

    i only use debian and monitor updates with patchmon and dockhand

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  • SashkaProSashkaPro Member

    @host_c said: For prod, Almalinux, why - stable, RHEL-compatible, predictable

    Hey, how often you update kernel on Alma on prod service?
    I mean, you tell that hate apt update, but on Alma each week I see that "new kernel is available". And I don't know should I update for ex from 5.14.0-570.58 to 5.14.0-611.20.1 or not...

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  • RubbenRubben Member

    almalinux

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  • Carlin0Carlin0 Member

    Mom Debian

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  • zedzed Member

    default to debian, purpose might dictate something else

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  • DejavuMoeDejavuMoe Member

    I vote for Debian.

    On my VPS I like the purity and minimal Debian, which has been running fairly consistently and meets my needs.

    On a local desktop computer, I find Fedora Workstation quite useful (this off topic lol)

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  • Murphy284Murphy284 Member
    edited March 3

    @DejavuMoe said:
    I vote for Debian.

    On my VPS I like the purity and minimal Debian, which has been running fairly consistently and meets my needs.

    On a local desktop computer, I find Fedora Workstation quite useful (this off topic lol)

    @zed said:
    default to debian, purpose might dictate something else

    If I am starting out should I use debian 12 or 13?

  • DejavuMoeDejavuMoe Member

    @Murphy284 said:

    @DejavuMoe said:
    I vote for Debian.

    On my VPS I like the purity and minimal Debian, which has been running fairly consistently and meets my needs.

    On a local desktop computer, I find Fedora Workstation quite useful (this off topic lol)

    @zed said:
    default to debian, purpose might dictate something else

    If I am starting out should I use debian 12 or 13?

    Just start with Debian13.

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  • sebastiaandevsebastiaandev Member
    edited March 3

    I like NixOS, declarative everything ftw! (Oh but if starting out definitely NOT)

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  • ralfralf Member
    edited March 3

    @DejavuMoe said:

    @Murphy284 said:

    @DejavuMoe said:
    I vote for Debian.

    On my VPS I like the purity and minimal Debian, which has been running fairly consistently and meets my needs.

    On a local desktop computer, I find Fedora Workstation quite useful (this off topic lol)

    @zed said:
    default to debian, purpose might dictate something else

    If I am starting out should I use debian 12 or 13?

    Just start with Debian13.

    Actually, maybe a little contrary here...

    Start with debian 11 or 12, and run through the apt dist-upgrade process once or twice (while you have no data of any consequence on the VPS) so you realise how easy it is. That will give you confidence to keep up-to-date going forward.

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  • DejavuMoeDejavuMoe Member

    @ralf said:

    @DejavuMoe said:

    @Murphy284 said:

    @DejavuMoe said:
    I vote for Debian.

    On my VPS I like the purity and minimal Debian, which has been running fairly consistently and meets my needs.

    On a local desktop computer, I find Fedora Workstation quite useful (this off topic lol)

    @zed said:
    default to debian, purpose might dictate something else

    If I am starting out should I use debian 12 or 13?

    Just start with Debian13.

    Actually, maybe a little contrary here...

    Start with debian 11 or 12, and run through the apt dist-upgrade process once or twice (while you have no data of any consequence on the VPS) so you realise how easy it is. That will give you confidence to keep up-to-date going forward.

    I think I will start using Debian13 for a while, wait until Debian14 is released, and then upgrade.

    During this time, if you are a novice, you should gradually become familiar with managing your own server.

    My personal opinion is not very objective.

    After all, everyone's learning path will not be exactly the same, and you will have your own experience if you stick to it.

  • Kenny_007Kenny_007 Member

    @Murphy284 said:
    What is your preferred operating system for production on VPS/VDS?

    ubuntu.

    Because sometimes i actually want newer packages without pretending backports are a lifestyle.

  • conceptconcept Member

    Debian for sure

  • RackByteRackByte Member, Host Rep

    Always Debian :heart:

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  • backtogeekbacktogeek Member, Host Rep

    Debain because... Debian.

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  • tfgp99tfgp99 Member
    edited March 3

    @host_c said:

    @nghialele said: Don't they have unattended-upgrades like Debian sir?

    I usually prefer slower moving OS for 24/7/365 systems. Yet your point is also valid, but I personally have a good record with Alma ( formerly was centos )

    I'm confusion, Debian should be your top choice just because Proxmox :cry:

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  • radexradex Member

    Debian

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  • MurvMurv Member, Megathread Squad

    Nyarch Linux

    image

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  • atharvaatharva Member, Patron Provider

    +1 Debian

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  • host_chost_c Patron Provider, Top Host, Megathread Squad
    edited March 3

    @tfgp99 said: I'm confusion, Debian should be your top choice just because Proxmox :cry:

    It is not my top choice precisely because of ProxMox :D , proxmox ( pve-kernel ) is not Debian, it is Debain Based, there is a difference in my eyes.

    If Broadcom would not have messed up vMware, we would be on vMware today. - just to underline my love for ProxMox here.

    I like Alma because of REHEL mindset, I took centos 7 to alma 8 then to alma 9 without a ton of fuss, works ( well, except the PHP upgrade, that was a fuqing mess )

    Yet again, I will underline PROD VM's as those that I log into 2 per year and upgrade them mostly because of CVE.

    So my pick

    1 - Almalinux
    2 - Debian
    3 - Ubuntu

    In that order, yet again, it totally depends on the use case, for me at least. And please, let's not make this a war like Cisco VS Juniper VS Arista. ( again, not in that particular order :D )

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  • duxscoduxsco Member

    Gentoo, because Gentoo

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