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This raises a question I have: Why on earth would you use Ubuntu on a server instead of Debian? I've always seen Ubuntu as a desktop-oriented distribution, and

This raises a question I have: Why on earth would you use Ubuntu on a server instead of Debian? I've always seen Ubuntu as a desktop-oriented distribution, and never seriously considered it when I chose Debian very many years ago. The only advantage I can see to using Ubuntu on the server is for the more up-to-date packages, but if you're on LTS that advantage vanishes, right?

thristian 14y ago
If you install Debian Stable on the day it comes out, Debian promises[1] to keep issuing security updates until one year after the next stable release, whenever that might be. Usually they're about two years apart, although that varies unpredictably. By contrast, Ubuntu promises[2] that LTS releases will happen exactly every two years, and be supported for three more years after the next LTS comes out. That's an extra two years of breathing room to organise migrations and refresh production machines, which can be pretty important in a large enterprise. [1]: http://www.debian.org/security/faq#lifespan http://www.debian.org/security/faq#lifespan [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS