Re: Debian or Ubuntu?
On Saturday 10 May 2008 3:22 am, Stephen D'Souza wrote:
> > I definitely recommend Debian Etch for one reason. Debian makes releases
> > less often than Ubuntu. That means I do not need to go and update my
> > machines every 6 months when a new release of Ubuntu is made. If all the
> > hardware works, software versions are acceptable then my suggestion is
> > Debian Etch.
> >
> > I also do not advice testing or Sid on servers because one has to
> > constantly keep track of the updates, breakages, bugs, security fixes
> > etc., With stable you only need to keep track of security updates and the
> > updates work 99.99 % of the time.
> >
> > hth
> > raju
>
> Well if you would opt for the Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) Versions,
> then you would get support for up to 5 years (for server versions and 3
> years for desktop versions), so no need for upgrading when a new version
> is out every 6 months, also each version has a minimum of 18 months support
>
> Regards
> Stephen
That's a good idea. I have not thought about Ubuntu LTS.
raju
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