I switched from Ubuntu to Debian on the server side when Canonical started pushing Snaps on Ubuntu Server. Having a server dependency on a proprietary app store

I switched from Ubuntu to Debian on the server side when Canonical started pushing Snaps on Ubuntu Server. Having a server dependency on a proprietary app store is unacceptable to me when open alternatives are available. Debian makes sense because it's upstream from Ubuntu and known for stability. On the desktop side, Debian is also a stable choice, but you might prefer to go downstream from Ubuntu to get newer features sooner. Snap-free distros based on Ubuntu include Pop!_OS, Linux Mint, and elementary OS. There are also popular distros not based on Debian or Ubuntu, including Arch Linux (and its derivatives) and Fedora.