Mark wrote:
>As a Linux beginner, I say: go Ubuntu. That way you get the
Debian open
>system with acceptable user experience.
Your linux experience definitely outweighs mine (only about 1 year for
me) but I tried to give Ubuntu a chance several times this past year
and always wound up coming back to Debian. To each his/her own I
suppose, but I guess I would expect to hear "use Ubuntu" from people
in an experience range more like mine, while I'd expect to hear "use
Debian" from people with more experience. Strange to hear the
opposite in this case.
But it really does come down to what the original poster is trying to accomplish:
i. if a relatively experienced computer person, new to Unix - Debian is definitely a win: clean, reliable, well supported, and apt wins hands down for keeping packages up to date
ii. if the OP is trying to learn about linux, then either Gentoo or Linux From Scratch provide incredible insight into what goes on under the hood; after which Debian is a lot easier to maintain for day-to-day use
One man's opinion. Miles Fidelman -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra