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    From SETH HURST@1:123/140 to ALL on Monday, March 11, 2019 08:41:28
    So I'm wondering what you would use Debian or Arch Linux from a server standpoint. I have used both but why would you use one over the other.
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  • From Dan Clough@1:135/115 to SETH HURST on Monday, March 11, 2019 10:31:00
    SETH HURST wrote to ALL <=-

    So I'm wondering what you would use Debian or Arch Linux from a
    server standpoint. I have used both but why would you use one
    over the other.

    Doesn't make any difference which one you use, they both work.
    So, you should use the one you know how to administer better.

    Personally, I'd use Slackware. :)



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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to SETH HURST on Monday, March 11, 2019 12:40:52
    So I'm wondering what you would use Debian or Arch Linux from a server standpoint. I have used both but why would you use one over the other.

    You can use either. I have used Debian in the past and I like it's stability. I
    used the stable branch mostly, just because it is stable.

    Arch linux is a good choice too. It is a rolling release so it is updated constantly. That probably won't affect your servers.. :)

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