I am trying to use my old laptops for self-hosting. One has a 6th gen Intel Core i3 (4GB ram), the other has an 11th gen Intel Core i5 (8GB ram). I have previously tried both ubuntu server and desktop but couldn’t get it to work well. For the former I found it difficult to remote ssh and the latter I had difficulty installing Docker containers. (I’m not very good with the command line)

I would like to find an OS that is easier to setup with less of a neccesity for the command line (I would still like to learn how to use it though, I don’t want to get rid of it entirely!). I’ve heard of CasaOS, is that a good option? It seems quite easy to use. What about other alternatives?

  • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Son I’ve been an IT professional since before the internet had pictures and have spun up more linux hosts than you’ve had fap sessions.

    and see if it’s exactly the same as installing Ubuntu Desktop.

    There is no way to convert a Windows Server into a desktop compatible device without recompiling significant portions of the source code, and at that point all you are doing is recapitulating Windows Desktop

    There are several ways, though not trivial, to do that with linux, in both directions. I’ve literally done it.

    It doesn’t matter what extra packages get bundled with the distro that at a fundamental level all versions of linux are the same thing under the hood