On Thu, 11 Feb 2016, Ghaith Etaiwi wrote:
Hello, I'm starting in linux I used Ubuntu and didn't like it and I have read that many people that used Debian had a better experience, I have a MacBook Pro 4GB ram/ 500HDD/Intel HD 3000/ i5 2nd generation, can it run Debian?. Also, I want to know what version of Debian to download, I saw something about DVD1, DVD2...etc which one should I get and whats the difference between them?
I have no direct experience with this but there is information on the Debian wiki about installing Debian on a Macbook Pro. It is at <https://wiki.debian.org/MacBookPro>
I've used Linux for many years now both at home and at work. I very much prefer Debian, use it at home and on any computers at work that I control. But I've had to use Ubuntu, Red Hat, and SUSE at work also. Although I don't perfer Ubuntu, I have to say that for inexperienced users, it can be a little more friendly than Debian. For example, if you try to run an application that isn't installed, Debian gives you a 'file not found' error. Ubuntu will advise you to install the package that provides that application with the package manager. And in the end, all of these are Linux distributions, the applications available are basically the same and the user experience is pretty similar. There are differences in system administration, where config files are kept, etc. Ubuntu does have their rather different desktop manager, Unity, which I don't like, but that is a very subjective opinion.
I wonder what it was about Ubuntu that you didn't like? Did you actually install it on your Macbook?