On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Beco <rcb@beco.cc> wrote:
On 8 Nov 2013 14:15, "Alberto Salvia Novella" <es20490446e@gmail.com> wrote:
> Summarizing:
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> Which are the very important reasons why do you prefer Debian over Ubuntu?
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Why to use a Debian based OS if you can use Debian?
My best,
Beco.
Why do I use Debian?
Freedom.
I started playing with Linux about 10 years ago with Knoppix then when I wanted to go to more than A live CD, I tried Fedora and then built a couple of Linux from Scratch builds (If I had time I think I would prefer this for all my builds). I didn't like how it seemed that Fedora/Red Hat went their own direction with config files and such. In the meantime, I switched an AIX box to Red Hat 3.0(Distro wasn't my choice. I was just glad to get it on Linux.) and have been supporting a business system on it for 8 years now. I tried Ubuntu and like others have said, didn't like vibe it gave off. I know that's not a very good reason for dumping a distro, but even back then, I didn't like what they where doing with the desktop. I explored other options like Gentoo, Cent, Mandriva, and others, but Debian has and still allows me to build the system I want from Debootstrap and only install the packages I want above and beyond that. It's a quick process and easy to configure and maintain. Except for a few problems I generally run testing and am perfectly happy with it. My installs are small without added bloat and only those services that are needed on the box are running. Since I started virtualizing with Xen, this ability has become in even more valuable.