Re: Refugee from [x]ubuntu, a few initial questions
On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:41:35 +0100
Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> However I do have a couple of questions:-
>
> 1 - Is keeping a Debian system up to date just like Ubuntu, i.e. one
> just needs to run 'apt update;apt upgrade' at regular intervals? ...
> and of course autoremove and clean as required.
The process is identical. Or you can automate it with auto-apt-upgrades.
>
> 2 - Can I easily make a 'server' type installation without a GUI? This
> is for a backup system in my garage which is (usually) headless.
Yes. Do not select any GUI wen you get to that question during
installation.
> Even better can I do the installation via ssh?
Part of it, yes. But you need a display and keyboard to get that far in
the process.
>
> 3 - Piece of string type question - what versions to install? On the
> backup system stable is obvious. The other two systems are my desktop
> which is also used as my mail server (running postfix) and my laptop.
> I think I'll go for testing on the laptop but I'm not sure whether
> stable or testing would be best for the desktop. I tended to keep my
> desktop running Ubuntu LTS releases, would I get about the same 'feel'
> with Debian stable?
Unless you have a specific reason to use testing, I suggest stable on
all your machines. Stable is much closer to the LTS releases than
testing.
But since you didn't say what your complaints about xubuntu are, I
can't give you any guidance on whether you will get away from them with
Debian. On stable, XFCE is at version 4.18. Testing is currently at
4.18 also.
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