Debian or Ubuntu for a desktop box?

[Darrin Chandler]

On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 12:53:13PM -0700, Alex Dean wrote:
> No opinions on this?

>From your first paragraph it sounds like you're in a great position to
answer your own question. I mean that, really. Try Ubuntu. Then try
Debian. Then pick. Since you've done an Ubuntu desktop and Debian
servers none of this should be very foreign to you. It'll come down to
what makes you happy and what's easy, since you don't want to tinker
much with the desktop.

My *guess* is that you'll like Ubuntu better for desktop, since it'll be
a bit more current than Debian and have a slicker, easier config. Anyone
who knows better please speak up.


> On Jun 8, 2006, at 5:14 PM, Alex Dean wrote:
> 
> >Hi all.  I've been using Debian testing for a few servers for a  
> >while, and I really really like it.  I've been using RHEL4 for a  
> >desktop machine, and I've decided I want to replace it with either  
> >Debian or something Debian-based.  I've installed one Ubuntu  
> >desktop machine, and it went very smoothly, so that's fresh in my  
> >mind as I debate which distro to choose.
> >
> >I'm wondering what are the principal differences between Ubuntu and  
> >Debian?  I know Ubuntu is 'Debian based', but I don't really know  
> >what that means.  What's been modified, and will I care?  The only  
> >reason I hesitate to use Debian itself is just because I have no  
> >experience configuring an X server, and having a little friendly  
> >GUI handholding for that part is appealing.
> >
> >I am basically Linux-literate and willing to tinker.  But, for the  
> >desktop box, I also really want something that 'just works'.  I  
> >don't want to notice it, I just want to use it... to tinker with  
> >the server. :)
> >
> >Any thoughts, observations, etc. are welcome.  I am not trying to  
> >start a RH vs. Debian thread, so I do ask that replies be limited  
> >to comparing Ubutntu and Debian.
> >
> >thanks!
> >
> >alex
> >.
> 
> 
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