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Ubuntu server distributions are definitely general purpose.

• thesuperbigfrog 4mo ago
  Most Linux server distributions would be expected to be headless. "General purpose" Linux distributions (not "server") typically would include a GUI desktop.
  • joxdosba 4mo ago
    A GUI Linux distribution feels vastly more niche than a headless one.
    • thesuperbigfrog 4mo ago
      Really? What are some major Linux distributions that are only headless? What is the market share of those Linux distributions compared to Linux distributions that have a GUI desktop?
      • fragmede 4mo ago
        If we're counting the millions of servers that run the Internet, probably a lot more of them than GUI desktop Linux installs.
      • joxdosba 4mo ago
        This is a bit akin to saying that cabriolets are not a niche product because many major carmakers have one as a part of their wider lineup.
• embedding-shape 4mo ago
  So if I understand what you're saying, if someone asks you "Hey, could you recommend me a general purpose Linux distribution?", you'd recommend them Ubuntu Server rather than just straight up Ubuntu? I'd agree both could be used in a general-purpose way, but I'd definitively call one of them more general-purpose than the other.
  • tossandthrow 4mo ago
    If they need a general purpose distro for a server, absolutely. That would likely be a better recommendation than android.
    • embedding-shape 4mo ago
      But that wasn't the question, what they ask is specifically "Hey, could you recommend me a general purpose Linux distribution?", would you still first recommend Ubuntu Server?
      • tossandthrow 4mo ago
        Sure, why not?
        • NuclearPM 4mo ago
          Because it isn’t general purpose, it is for servers. You are being _/
  • PeterStuer 4mo ago
    95% of my VM's run Ubuntu Server LTS, so yes, that is what I would recommend if I was a recommending person.