Debian or Ubuntu for a desktop box?

[Anthony Boynes]

You get security updates with Testing.  Just not as quickly.

On 6/13/06, Empty <plug at emptiedout.com> wrote:
> Anthony Boynes wrote:
> > I have to disagree, based on solely on my experience.  I've used
> > Debian Testing for the last couple of years, and would hardly say
> > that it is "buggy as all hell".  The updates have been very smooth and
> > trouble free.  I've heard some horror stories about Unstable, but I've
> > never tried it myself.
>
> Testing is great. Unless, of course, you like security patches.
>
> Ubuntu is my desktop of choice, and its my new "learning linux" distro
> of choice to suggest. The 6.06 server install actually has a "Make a
> standard LAMP server" option. :)
>
> ~Ben
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