Re: compatibility problems
On Fri, Dec 28, 2007 at 04:05:58PM -0800, Don Harwood wrote:
> > from what i have been
> > able to find out things may not be so easy, some of this stuff
> > is overwhelming maybe i bit off to much
>
> The tenor of your conversation screams "newbie". Thus, I suggest
> that Ubuntu is probably the path to travel, not Debian. If you
> grow in geekiness, then you can wipe out Ubuntu and install
> Debian. (Putting /home in it's own partition is *mandatory*.)
>
I suppose it depends on how tolerant he is of being overwhelmed. I
learned on Debian long before there was Ubuntu. I'm not a
desktop-environment type, not much of an X type either and as I
understand it, that is the type which Ubuntu targets. So, if the OP
wants to learn command-line skills, stick with Debian. If he wants to
use X and trusts little widgets to manage his box, go with Ubuntu.
I suppose one question would be on which list (Debian's or Ubuntu's) is
he more likely to find people who can help when he wants to get the box
controlling his sherline?
Doug.
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