Re: Which Linux version should I install?

[Kim Wall <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil Fuller wrote:
> At the moment, it seems to be Ubuntu so I'm downloading Ubuntu as I
> type. From what I've read, Ubuntu is based on Debian so I guess your
> recommendation is "almost" another vote for Ubuntu!!??

I'd say that Ubuntu can be thought of as "Debain testing ...with
updates!"[1].  I've been a fan of Debian for many years, having
previously used RedHat (fedora) and SUSE.  I tend to use Debian Stable
on servers or machines with a specific purpose, unless there's a good
reason not to, but I find Ubuntu better for general desktop use (where
being stuck with an older version of Firefox, for example, is undesirable).


Kim.
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[1] Due to the way the Debian release system works, packages in Testing
can take forever to get security/bugfix updates, as the newer packages
never get past Unstable.  Running Unstable is generally considered
harmful, as things can and do break as bleeding-edge packages are
introduced.