Linux, Windows? Idk what to go with 😅 (alien.top)

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So this is my first attempt at a home server and it's basically an SSD boot drive and a 1 TB (I know it's small) HDD crammed into a gaming pc case and powered by a Ryzen 3 2200g... Hardly high tech, however... I've been told Linux is best so I foolishly tried installing Linux on a different SSD earlier... It didn't go well as I accidentally installed it to the 1TB HDD and wiped out 700GB of data 🤦‍♂️.

I persevered and tried getting homarr installed which wasbas successful as Jimmy Savilles child minding service so I gave up and stuck my windows SSD back in...

So wonderful people of Reddit, should I just stick with windows, is it worth another shot at Linux? Should I use Ubuntu server, or standard Ubuntu? I'd love to get your input to the pros and cons, although right now I'm seeing nothing but cons for Linux 😅

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[-] Hasz@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

What’s the goal?

Linux is the most prevalent server (and arguably general) OS on the planet, hands down. If you want to learn more about it, use it for a project, get a job, etc, you can’t do any better.

Ubuntu generally Just Works and has an easy gui installer for both desktop and server. Ubuntu and Ubuntu server are just a few different packages away from each other, plus a few minor differences. If you administer all your machines via ssh, no need for the desktop.

If you want to learn about containerization, virtualization, SR-IOV, HPC, NUMA, etc, Linux is a wonderful platform to push the limits of your hardware (or have as a rock solid server).

Windows is fine, but I think there are far better server choices in the world — specifically Linux or BSD.

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