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Re: [LUG] Linux Distributions

 

On 3/27/07, Robin Menneer <robinmenneer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 3/27/07, Henry Bremridge <henry.bremridge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 10:32:00AM +0100, Robin Menneer wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I've just arrived into Ubuntu.  Why should I go to Debian - wot's in it for
> > > me ?  Why learn something new when I happy with Ubuntu ?
> > >
> >
> > If you are happy then stay there... what distribution you choose has I
> > think a lot to do with personal preferences. As to why I choose debian:
> >
> > -   Installing and removing software is easy
> > -   Keeping my system upto date is easy (cron-apt)
> > -   Lots of software choices
> > -   Lots of users
> > -   It runs very simply on my machine
> > -   see www.debian.org/social_contract
> >
> >
> I've just read this file (above) and am confused again, clearly debian
> is so wonderful that  I have been misled in getting ubuntu.  Help !
>
>
> >
> > I have been tempted to try out other distributions, but have not so far.
> > Ones I have thought about are:
> > -   Gentoo (apparently it runs really quickly, what worries me is
> >     whether I could get it running and keep it upto date)
> > -   Ubuntu: but I don't like the heavy graphics. It is what I recommend
> >     to anyone else and I try and carry a version with me in case I need
> >     to log onto someone elses machine
> > -   Damn Small Linux. Would be fun
> > -   Fedora. To see how RedHat operates
> > -   Suse. Did not like the screen
> > -   freebsd. Not quite sure what it offers over debian
> > -   http://www.gnewsense.org/ Since this recent discussion. I would at
> >     least like to see what its like
> >
> > see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distributions
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions
> >
> > I think everyone has opinions as to why they prefer their particular
> > sort of software, and I am very thankful to all of those people who have
> > allowed me the ability to choose.
> >
> > --
> > Henry
> > Tue Mar 27 12:03:34 BST 2007
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