CentOS is still the better choice for server OS.  Red Hat Enterprise is meant for running servers and it only includes hardened code.  I do run Linux Mint as a desktop which is based on Ubuntu but stay with CentOS for your server.

GG, could you provide more information on why we should use just Cent. You state that Ubuntu is for desktop. That's not true, you can get just the server install as well. You and Deano are the only ones that continue to push Cent all the time. I guess it also might be just what we start with is what we trust.