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Also, I'm not sure how many Debian users run Unstable/experimental (I can't remember which) that Ubuntu is synced with; or maybe I'm the only one sticking with testing? On 20/10/06, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ben Goodger wrote: > > On 19/10/06, *Neil Winchurst* <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > There has been some discussion about which distro to recommend for > > people new to Linux. So far the main contender seems to be Ubuntu. So I > > have two questions. > > > > 1 Why not mention kubuntu as well, or are most people on the lug > > devotees of Gnome? > > > > > > Kubuntu is _exactly the same as Ubuntu_ but has a different desktop > > metapackage. That is _all_. They are in no way different except for one > > being KDE and one being GNOME. > > > > As for the @Ubuntu vs. Debian@ question, the truth is that Ubuntu is > > just a fresh copy of Debian plus six months' development to make it more > > friendly and polished, at the end of which most of the changes are > > resubmitted to Debian. So basically, Ubuntu == Debian and we may as well > > consider them one and the same... > > > > -- > > Ben Goodger > > #391382 > Under the hood, maybe that's true, but on the surface they *are* > different. Ubuntu has a different set of defaults, has its own "look > and feel", and let's be honest here, when dealing with the majority of > "newbies", the look and feel is likely to be one of the things that > sells them. > > Grant. > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- Jon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html