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Recommendations for OS on a rpi 4B (outside of RaspPiOS)
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I would recommend Debian for Raspberry Pi.
I run a bunch of services off mine and it’s been rock solid, and I assume I get upstream security fixes quicker than I would if I were using one of the Debian derivatives.
The same goes for Ubuntu. The aarch64 architecture is supported just like x86-64 and everything works great.
Sure, Ubuntu is just another derivative of Debian
Ubuntu releases an official RPI image, and Ubuntu Server is a major contender for any serious production server work.
Obviously that's not the right answer for the OP (who specifically says that they want to try something more "off the beaten track"), but it's a solid recommendation in general.