Re: Musings on debian-user list
On 0, Mark <mamarcac@gmail.com> wrote:
> Good point, maybe I'm in the minority of Debian users as I'm not a
> programmer. Anywho, I'm just trying to make the Linux desktop environment as
> comfortable for my friends as possible, and they've already used my Clearlooks
> desktop so I try and keep their setup the same.
>
> When I feel adventurous one weekend I'll try a Debian install without the
> desktop environment. I think this email list is filled with people very
> comfortable using no desktop environment, but for those of us raised on
> Windoze it takes some time to transition over. :)
>
> Mark
>
Mark, a GUI-less system is useless (unless it's some sort of server). What I was
trying to say earlier is that it's not the desktop environment that makes Debian
great, but everything that makes it such an intricate and well working system,
including but not limited to:
dpkg, apt, aptitude, alternatives, the FHS, simplicity of backports/pinning,
availability of packages, stability of said packages, and the helpfulness of the
community. There are tons of other technical reasons why I prefer Debian, but I
honestly can't think of them right now. They've become so native to me.
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