Re: Problems installing on AMD Athlon 64 system
* Aaron Stromas <passogiau@gmail.com> [2005-12-19 00:40]:
>> Seriously, it's fine. Do an 'expert' install rather than the
>> standard install and root / normal user is setup normally. Do
>> a 'server-expert' install and you get no GNOME or X. If you
>> avoid the hand-holding Ubuntu does, it's close enough to
>> Debian not to notice most of the time.
>
> i'm game, but i also hear that some people regard ubuntu as
> undermining debian, creating schism.
Well, there's been lots of talk about it, personally I think
Ubuntu is a good thing and benefits Debian. You might want to
read Ian Murdock's blog posts about it, it's interesting even if
it doesn't directly affect you.
I use both Debian and Ubuntu, but prefer Ubuntu on machines where
I want or need newer software and that rapid Ubuntu release cycle
- but don't want to run testing or unstable, e.g. my Thinkpad.
I'm not saying "use Ubuntu", my point is that it is possible to
use it just as you would Debian if you're willing to bash it (no
pun) into shape a bit.
> i haven't been paying much attention to the issue. frankly,
> both exim or postfix, cyrus, firefox and eclipse run fine under
> gnome, and that was good enough for me.
I hear you. I've hopped around between DEs / WMs for years, and
never found one that I couldn't live without.
Andrew Preater
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