Re: "I do consider Ubuntu to be Debian" , Ian Murdock

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

Michael Pobega wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 01:43:56PM +0100, Nik wrote:
> > In article <[🔎] 45ffc07a.3fdb7ccd.7312.6c46@mx.google.com>,
> >    Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > And it's not just me. I've noticed that a lot of people get the same
> > > problem from Ubuntu upgrades. That isn't to say that nobody can
> > > upgrade their Ubuntu system, but I personally believe that 75% of
> > > upgrades fail, at least on a minor scale.
> > I would be interested how you reach a figure of 75%
> > How many Ubuntu users have you polled?
> >
> > Nik
>
> Months of hanging out on the Ubuntu forums, both lurking as a guest
> and being a registered member for a while:
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=206056
>
> Every day there seemed to be at least three new topics about "apt-get
> dist-upgrade" breaking a system.

I think one should keep in mind that Debian users in general tend to be 
more thorough and careful with their systems. Ubuntu users are, on the 
other hand, *on an average* less experienced in the nitty gritty details 
of the configurations (I am not saying *all* Ubuntu users tend to be 
novices). Given this, it is no wonder that more number of dist-upgrades 
create problems in Ubuntu -- so it may not be Ubuntu to be blamed, the 
blame rests partly on users too. Hell, if one is careful enough, one can 
even upgrade a Fedora distribution via yum with no problems (I did that, 
twice).