Debian: A noob query
2011/11/24 Sam Vagni <sam.vagni@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Andrew Wood <a.j.w@me.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Sam
>
> Hello.
>
>> I would whole heartedly recommend Debian. The problem with the other distros
>> like Ubuntu, Fedora etc that try to be on the bleeding edge is that they
>> tend to be buggy (and often slower) and each time a new release come out
>> upgrading tends to break everything, and becasue they work on such a short
>> life cycle (6 months between releases no matter what) you have to keep
>> upgrading to get the latest security fixes etc but the 6 monthly deadline
>> means stuff gets released before its ready. Theyre great distros for
>> developers who want to test out the latest technology but theyre not suited
>> for desktop 'everyday' use even though unfortunatly thats how they market
>> them, and I think Linux's reputation as a whole suffers as a result.
>
> Yeah, I think you are right, they are unstable and each time a newer
> version comes before anyone is addicted with the older one.
>
>> Debian is a rock solid distro, after many years of using Linux on servers
>> and the desktop and trying (and getting frustrated by) Fedora, Ubuntu &
>> Linux Mint I've settled on Debian and found it to be pure quality.
>
> Debian - yeas I heard of its rock solid stability! But I have not
> heard of newbies using it, seems typical for them, so as a newbie
> would it not be that difficult...? I am after all not a geek user!
>
>> Ive not had any problems with hardware compatability (unlike Linux Mint &
>> Fedora which Ive had headaches with to do with graphics) and as for not
>> having the latest technology, its not that out of date, and what would you
>> rather have - the absolute latest version which no one has tested (you're
>> the tester!) or a version slightly behind the cutting edge which has been
>> tried, tested and fixed?
>
> Yeah, the great thing with Debian might be that it is stable and bug
> free, so that's what the best part I guess.
>
>> With regards to Firefox & Flash, I run the binary version of both which you
>> can get from the firefox & adobe websites and they work together great.
>
> Okay.
>
>> i would avoid gnash (the free reverse engineered flash implementation that
>> debian and many linux distros ship) like the plague - its buggy and
>> basically just doesnt work, in fact I would remove it as soon as youve
>> installed Debian (run apt-get remove gnash as root from the command
>> line).
>
> I don't know anything abt 'gnash'...., whatever be...But at least I am
> happy that Debian is so stable and includes only the bug free items in
> its package, the well tested before any integration that would
> definitely be a plus point.
>
>> you might need to manually install the fimware packages for some of your
>> hardware with Debian (its not installed by default) which you dont need to
>> do with other distros but its not difficult and the end result is worth it.
>
> Lastly, I am confused, if using Debian and installing software is easy
> or tough for noobs?
To be clear, installing package is very useful with aptitude and
generally apt. Try a man apt or a google search with apt and you'll
see that's very easy and intuitive ! But remember even if there is
some good guy, always use first the command line. That's my opinion.
>
> Thanks.
>
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