Re: Trying to Switch from Ubuntu to Debian
On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 23:55 -0600, Sam Leon wrote:
> On 02/15/2011 09:36 PM, Noah Duffy wrote:
> > Hello, all. I've been an Ubuntu user for quite awhile. Linux has
> > been my only OS for over a year now (and I've been using it on and off
> > longer than that). I've recently gotten the itch to switch to Debian.
> > Ubuntu has worked quite well for me, but with everything that is
> > going on with Unity and current development, eventually I have a
> > feeling I'm going to become slightly annoyed with what they push out
> > in new releases.
> >
> > Also, I've always respected the Debian project and what they are
> > about. Just makes me feel all warm and tingly inside. Today I tried
> > to take the plunge. I downloaded the stable version (Squeeze), and
> > tried to give it a go. The install went smoothly, but I have noticed
> > two things that I am going to have to solve. The first one is the
> > sound on my machine. I get no sound until I run alsamixer and turn up
> > the speaker. Once done with that, my laptop speakers function quite
> > well. However, I also have a set up wireless speakers that can
> > operate via a Bluetooth connection or via the provided dongle. I
> > usually use the dongle as it's always plugged into my USB hub and just
> > makes it a lot easier. I can not get this to work under Debian. If I
> > select the device in alsamixer, the only setting available to me is
> > PCM and even though it is the selected device, I still get sound out
> > of my laptop speakers.
> >
> > Secondly, I'm going to have to figure out exactly how to install the
> > nVidia drivers for my video card. I've seen that I can do it manually
> > or with the non-free repository. I haven't tried the first method,
> > but installing nvidia-glx just seemed to cause me problems (I think
> > this may have been the wrong package).
> >
> > Anyway, any help would be much appreciated. Also, let me say that so
> > far, everyone in the Debian community seems to be a little more
> > friendly then the Ubuntu crowd. I've been in that community for
> > awhile and many people can be snobs which don't really help to further
> > anything! ...of course, I guess you can get that type anywhere you
> > go.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Noah Duffy
> > Skype - Noah0504 | Jabber/Google Talk - n.milo.duffy@gmail.com
> >
> >
>
>
> I think it just depends on what you are wanting to accomplish. I left MS
> because their OS just tries too hard to do everything for me (and tries
> too hard to take my money). I left ubuntu because their OS tries too
> hard to do everything for me. I wrote this in 2007 because I got tired
> of always typing up this same story: http://net153.net/ubuntu_vs_debian.php
> So in summary I have been very happy using debian-testing for about 4
> years now. If you go that route, just be careful of any grub, xorg, or
> mdadm updates :p
>
> Stable is looking pretty nice right now. I think for the first time ever
> I don't feel like I need to run testing in order to get the latest bug
> fixes, features, or compatibility updates. Everything is just really
> great in the linux world right now, or at least on my hardware.
>
> Sam
>
>
Well, I got one problem solved. Got the nVidia drivers installed with
no problem at all! :) My next experiment will have to be with
PulseAudio. The sound isn't the biggest issue, but I would like to get
it working properly.
Sam, I went with Stable. I picked it mostly because I'm newer to Debian
specifically. I also like the idea of not having to think about
upgrading to a new release every 6 months. If I feel I need the latest
and greatest of something, I'll just compile it myself. That's easy
enough!
Thanks again for being friendly and helpful!
--
Noah Duffy
Skype - Noah0504 | Jabber/Google Talk - n.milo.duffy@gmail.com
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