I didn't know Ubuntu offered a Pro version, but as far as Debian-based distros, Ubuntu is the one I find to be the most usable. I put it on an old computer I gave my Mom a while back, and the LTS version got security updates for a really long time. I always thought of Ubuntu more as a decently polished consumer/desktop OS rather than as a server, but it seems like it does have some advantages over base Debian in terms of enterprise tools and support. It is something I have been known to use when I just want to setup a Linux installation very quickly, but I have no idea how suitable it is to be used in production. I would probably consider it if the RHEL ecosystem entirely collapsed, though, and SLES wasn't a viable choice.andyprough wrote: ↑2023-08-27, 20:54Seems like Canonical should be in this conversation. They offered me a setup through Ubuntu Pro (or whatever they call it) recently that had eye watering enterprise tools and very lengthy extended support. I was quite intrigued as the setup has one killer feature I could really use and advertise to customers, but I've been doing OS minimalism for so long that it would be a significant paradigm change for me.
A lot of people have told me in the past that Ubuntu is just Debian with a nicer coat of paint, but looking into it, I think it seems significantly more polished in a lot of ways that would potentially be relevant to enterprise customers as well as consumers.
