Re: [OT] Ubuntu vs Debian forums (was recompiling the kernel with a different version name)
On 10 April 2010 00:42, Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
> Stephen Powell put forth on 4/8/2010 9:38 PM:
>
>> For some reason, this well-known proverb is going through my head:
>>
>> Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
>> Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
>>
>> I'd rather learn to fish.
>
> This is exactly the reason I chose Debian 10 years ago when I was looking
> for my first Linux distro. I told a friend I wanted a server distro that
> wasn't going to spoon feed me, but make me learn something about Linux.
>
> Casey, a seasoned Debian sysadmin, recommended I download the Debian net
> install floppies and do my first install from the mirrors, only a compact
> base install, and to install everything else I needed by hand with apt.
> That was Potato with a 2.2 kernel.
>
> I only use Linux for non-GUI servers. I don't use desktop Linux. All my
> admin'ing requires knuckle busting. ;) And I like it that way.
>
But you do understand that desktop users _don't_ want to learn about
their OS, correct? They want the computer to be as transparent as
possible in their workflow.
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