Re: debian vs ubuntu and knoppix
Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (11/10/05 21:08), Sam Rosenfeld wrote:
>
>>What are the major differences among the latest debian, ubuntu, and
>>knoppix distros?
>
>
> Leaving aside the ensuing debate on 'freeness':
>
> Debian gives to access to the full Debian universe in 3 flavours:
> stable, testing and unstable
>
> Ubuntu is derived from Debian but not all debian packages will run on
> it. They polish their distro and provide their own package repository.
>
> Knoppix is also debian derived and is used as a base by a number of
> other distros.
>
> FWIW, thus far, although I run sid, I've found kubuntu (KDE based
> ubuntu) to be the distro that I'd give to someone who wanted a drop in
> replacement for windows without having to learn about Debian or pay for
> support.
An interesting answer to the question that I was going to ask. I've
just installed a mew HD in my parents' computer. They are not exactly
knowledgeable users, they've been using XP, and I was trying to decide
between Knoppix and Ubuntu (having used neither).
Of course, I'm also tempted to install Sarge with KDE, OpenOffice,
Mozilla etc. How un-user friendly can that be. ;)
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