I’m looking to turn an old laptop into a home server. What distros make sense to use for that? Use a server dedicated distro like Ubuntu Server or is a regular desktop environment like Mint fine too?

Edit: TL;DR use Debian

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.caEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Not everyone needs an atomic OS. Not everyone wants to use containers for everything. Because while those have value, they also add a layer of complexity and an additional learning curve.

    • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
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      22 days ago

      And possibly more clock-cycles, leading to higher energy usage.
      And maybe even more RAM.

      • owenfromcanada@lemmy.caEnglish
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        22 days ago

        You’re right–like I said, an atomic OS has its benefits, and containers are great. They’re just not a place I would point a beginner.

        It’s easy for those of us with more experience to forget what the learning curve is like. Sure, there are a handful of people out there who would enjoy starting out with Alpine or Arch, but there’s good reason most people start with Fedora or Mint or Ubuntu.