Hello, On 07/04/11 01:58, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 04/06/2011 06:39 PM, Tom H wrote:On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Rob Owens<rowens@ptd.net> wrote:With Ubuntu (I believe) you get "5 years for a server" and "3 years for a desktop" if you go with an LTS release. What packages are server packages and what ones are desktop packages? I don't know. It would be nice to see a list somewhere.Server = X-less so WM-less, DE-less, GUI-lessHow exactly is an X-less Ubuntu different than Debian Stable?
As Ubuntu can run without X stuff, Debian can run without it as any other Un*x distribution. An X-less Debian stable may be more stable (solid rock) than an X-less Ubuntu, in that way an X-less is more appropriate for a server.
Jerome