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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 Serv
by embedding-shape 5mo 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 5mo agoIf they need a general purpose distro for a server, absolutely. That would likely be a better recommendation than android.
- embedding-shape 5mo agoBut 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 5mo agoSure, why not?
- NuclearPM 5mo agoBecause it isn’t general purpose, it is for servers. You are being _/
- PeterStuer 5mo ago95% of my VM's run Ubuntu Server LTS, so yes, that is what I would recommend if I was a recommending person.