18.01.2017, 10:08
The other one is because everything is command line, if you want to retain all the commands, you simply grab your .bash_history every so often, and make little script snippets so you can remember which bits you did to get what.
As to big advantages? Less exploits and vulnerabilities, along with not having to restart the server every time a new update comes out.
A smaller requirement in traffic to connect to your server via SSH than RDP. Being able to use screen to bring up different instances of servers, viewing logs via grep, and tail...
But the crazier part in all of this, is if Linux wasn't the way to go, then why does Windows 10, now have inbuilt Ubuntu console?
Using that console alone would make you more confident in it. Rather than claiming you've used it for a year, then ditching it for windows, simply because you couldn't actually get your server running right.
As to big advantages? Less exploits and vulnerabilities, along with not having to restart the server every time a new update comes out.
A smaller requirement in traffic to connect to your server via SSH than RDP. Being able to use screen to bring up different instances of servers, viewing logs via grep, and tail...
But the crazier part in all of this, is if Linux wasn't the way to go, then why does Windows 10, now have inbuilt Ubuntu console?
Using that console alone would make you more confident in it. Rather than claiming you've used it for a year, then ditching it for windows, simply because you couldn't actually get your server running right.