What's the best Linux distribution for servers? I don't want an UI and that fancy stuff. I just want a 1337 hax0r console.

I'm pretty partial towards Debian. For enterprisey environments CentOS is really good, too.

Ubuntu for an easier time, everything else is pretty much a pain in the ass whenever you e.g. want shit just straight from a repo, instead of having to compile it from source. (Debian incl.)

Alpine (https://alpinelinux.org/about/)

Depends on what you are using it for. A lot of Linux distros offer minimal versions which don't have desktop environments (console only). I would recommend CentOS, Debian or Ubuntu.

Arch (Kappa)

Arch?

In my 18 years in the field, I've seen RHEL, CentOS, OEL, SLES, Debian, and Ubuntu Server, in that order from most to fewest, in addition to a big pile of embedded, appliance, and Unix flavors.

I personally think Debian works the best, as it's by far the most stable, since the QA pushes hard on avoiding cutting-edge versions of things.

Gentoo.
Build it without anything you don't want.

Apart from that, Ububtu is the most common, and I'm partial to Debian for its stability.

Arch is not a good idea. At all.

SLACKWARE

Thank you guys for your replies! I'll have a look at Debian and CentOS