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Best distro to turn my old laptop into a server?
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Ubuntu Server (Or really just Ubuntu) is probably going to be the easiest in terms of package support, general support, and usability. It's pretty straightforward and there's infinite tutorials for everything you could possibly want to do
Yep. Could consider Lubuntu too.
OPs usecase is for server. afaik gui is useless for that.
I always find Ubuntu super disorganized and bloated with outdated packages causing tons of problems. I’d recommend something a little more bleeding edge but trim such as Alpine Linux or even FreeBSD.