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MOS Is a New Open-Source Server OS Aimed at Homelabs and Self-Hosting (linuxiac.com)

submitted 1 month ago by cm0002 to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] SinTan1729@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

To each their own, but I really don't see the point of these distros. I usually just install Debian or AlmaLinux on my homeservers and build on top of it. I guess extra tooling can be helpful, but I've never felt the need for it.

[–] stewie410@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've somewhat recently taken TrueNAS to avoid the headache of DKMS for ZFS support.

While it is nice to know I basically don't have to worry about that, the rest of it is pretty painful -- I can't even install a package without manually running it in docker.

We've in a CentOS/Rocky shop at work until recently, moving to Debian.

If I has to redo my NAS, is take Debian or something and call it a day. The hassle of TrueNAS and similar distros do not really seem worth it, if you want more control.

[–] SinTan1729@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, ZFS support can be a bit annoying to deal with. I use kmod packages, but have faced small issues in the past. It's usually pretty easy to resolve them, tho. Just stay on an older kernel for a few days.