“Why an Ubuntu server version?
“Fabio Massimo Di Nitto: There’s much confusion
about it, and many rumors that don’t have much to do with the
reality of Ubuntu ‘Server.’ The first thing of note is that all
Ubuntu-offered software comes from one repository. There
are no desktop and server-specific repositories. For
example, the desktop and server version share the installer. A
point worthy of note is that all packages present on the Ubuntu
server CD were already supported by us in previous Ubuntu versions
(or almost all, if I remember correctly)…”