For a server I would second checking out Debian 12/Bookworm. It has been real solid for me. I run a qemu/kvm/libvirt virtual host and then run my services in virtual Debian servers. Makes them easy to backup and allows me to reboot my Jellyfin server without taking down my Game server and vice versa.
I guess running a container system would be the modern way of doing the same thing.
Yeah Canonical really shot themselves in the foot when they started forcing snaps upon people, especially considering just how broken and buggy those snaps are. The snap version of VLC refused to play files on an external hard drive when I tried it and there was no fix for that either.
Note: On the flatpak version you can change the permissions with Flatseal allowing it to work on external storage.
What’s the “just works” distro these days?
I installed Ubuntu years ago for my home server but it’s become a real pain in the ass.
Fedora
Say no to opt out telemetry
The place to say no to opt out telemetry isn’t lemmy.world but fedoraproject. A compromise is in the making btw.
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/opt-in-opt-out-a-breakout-topic-for-the-f40-change-request-on-privacy-preserving-telemetry-for-fedora-workstation/85395/425
For a server I would second checking out Debian 12/Bookworm. It has been real solid for me. I run a qemu/kvm/libvirt virtual host and then run my services in virtual Debian servers. Makes them easy to backup and allows me to reboot my Jellyfin server without taking down my Game server and vice versa.
I guess running a container system would be the modern way of doing the same thing.
Yeah Canonical really shot themselves in the foot when they started forcing snaps upon people, especially considering just how broken and buggy those snaps are. The snap version of VLC refused to play files on an external hard drive when I tried it and there was no fix for that either.
Note: On the flatpak version you can change the permissions with Flatseal allowing it to work on external storage.