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Many people use servers without X and with a configuration that emphasises server tasks and security. They tend to access the server using ssh or other remote p
by keithpeter 15y ago
Many people use servers without X and with a configuration that emphasises server tasks and security. They tend to access the server using ssh or other remote protocols. The choice of a graphical distribution did strike me as a little odd, as did the choice of a distribution with a support life measured in months.
But, linux is about choice!
- SkyMarshal 15y agoHeh, author is brand new to Linux, may not even be aware there is a such thing as GUI-less server OSes. Give him a year and he'll be running a dev box with minimal Arch + Xmonad base and multiple Ubuntu Servers in KVM.
- starwed 15y agoYou're wrong about that. >... these impressions come from someone who’s used mostly Windows at work and Mac at home. Sure, there’s a sprinkling of Solaris, IRIX, and Linux mixed in there, but I’ve never used Ubuntu, haven’t used any distribution of Linux in quite some time ... The author seems to be using it to prototype a research project as quickly as possible.