<div dir="ltr"><div><div>My hope for an awesome day, installing Debian on a brand new server, was dashed by a proprietary HP RAID driver: <a href="http://askubuntu.com/questions/498133/how-to-install-ubuntu-14-04-on-hp-dynamic-smart-array-b120i-logical-drive" target="_blank">http://askubuntu.com/questions/498133/how-to-install-ubuntu-14-04-on-hp-dynamic-smart-array-b120i-logical-drive</a>  (It looks like I can add a driver after I've installed Ubuntu to my unrecognized logical drive?  Not sure how this helps.  <a href="https://launchpad.net/%7Ehp-iss-team/+archive/ubuntu/hp-storage?field.series_filter=trusty" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~hp-iss-team/+archive/ubuntu/hp-storage?field.series_filter=trusty</a>)<br><br></div>This
 is the only kind of server I have access to because public education / 
county purchasing / you'll use HP and like it.  I haven't used a 
non-Debian-based distro in I don't know how long, but I guess I'm going 
to start.  So, what do you recommend?<br></div>-c</div>