Here are the five levels of #Linux server users:

Level 1 - Slackware
Level 2 - Red Hat Linux (now RHEL)
Level 3 - Debian
Level 4 - Ubuntu
Level 5 - Debian

I reached Level # five. What about you? 🤔

@nixCraft level 666 : Archlinux

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Level 6 - Arch
Level 7 - Debian
Level 8 - Nix

@nixCraft Used debian, moved to ubuntu server

@nixCraft Started with Ubuntu, now on Debian.

@nixCraft Does Unix count as level 0, negative numbers or a whole different scale? For reference:
Solaris -> CentOS -> Ubuntu

@nixCraft 6. Alpine Linux.

@nixCraft debian w/kde is the sweet spot for me.

@nixCraft same

@nixCraft Slackware as a server?

@nixCraft my first linux server was slackware in 1995... it came with a Dobbshead printed on the cd and I knew I was in love

@nixCraft wel I installed debian on my laptop recently - never used 1 or 2 so what level am I (3 or 5 or 0 ?).

currently using desktop mode of my stealdeck that's based on arch with KDE

@nixCraft I skipped level one, would put myself about 4.5 now.

@nixCraft What level is installing arch on a laptop you found in the walls, turning off its ability to go to sleep, and installing minecraft server on it? Im going to say level -1.

@nixCraft exactly the same 😂, but changing RedHat with Mandrake/Mandriva/Mageia.

@nixCraft I started with Mint, went to Nobara and Opensuse.
So... i lost?

@nixCraft Started from level 5

@nixCraft what level is LFS and buildroot?

@nixCraft Hahahah I remember trying to setup Slackware once a long time ago. Let's just say I wasn't successful.

@nixCraft Direct to level 3 or 5 :-) #debian forever!

@nixCraft Level Unknown: it seems, openSUSE MicroOS.

@nixCraft I'm on Ubuntu. I'm relying on docker engine so the only choices are RHEL, CentOS Stream, Ubuntu and Debian. But Ubuntu never failed me over the years so I rly don't see a reason to change.