Re: Debian or Ubuntu for a desktop box?

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Author: der.hans
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Subject: Re: Debian or Ubuntu for a desktop box?
Am 10. Jun, 2006 schwätzte Darrin Chandler so:

> 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


Excellent point.

> 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.


I personaly think that Ubuntu has taken the debian desktop experience to
new levels. I still think debian's the best thing since cubed bread met
molten cheese on little sticks, but I'm also likely to stick with Ubuntu
on future desktops as long as Ubuntu stays tied to debian.

ciao,

der.hans
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