Re: transition from Ubuntu -> Debian to avoid Unity Desktop?

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Subject: Re: transition from Ubuntu -> Debian to avoid Unity Desktop?
From: T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:33:25 +0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:26:52 -0800, Mike Bird wrote:

> It is totally unsupported and may break everything but every time we've
> converted a system from Ubuntu to Debian in this way it has worked fine.

Most important underlying requirement is the compatibility (e.g. glibc, 
etc).

The convoluted Ubuntu versioning always makes my head spin. Does anyone 
have some kind of rule of thumb of which Ubuntu versions are compatible 
with Debian testing/sid?

Thanks

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