I run Ubuntu on all my laptop and desktops but debian (and sometimes centos when the application I need requires it) on my servers. I have really fallen in love with debian in the last year or so... my introduction to linux was back in the red hat 4 days, so I naturally stuck with the red hat / fedora / centos distros, but after ubuntu on my laptops and desktops that helped in forcing me to learn the debian style operations. So in this last year I been running all my servers on debian and absolutely love how clean and fast they are in comparrison. It feels very lean and fast, so I think I became a fan :) Paul On Wed, 24 Jul, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Anthony Minessale <anthony.minessale@gmail.com> wrote:
Debian is more logical if you are talking about building a platform because you already have to deal with very fluid FS code. If you also have a bleeding OS you will further complicate your world. I think ubuntu serves a good purpose to allow pre testing of what's coming down the pipe in a similar way to running the master branch of any one software. Just with ubuntu in many cases you are running the master branch of everything including the compiler and the libc and all the libs. I know there is a more hardened version of ubuntu that is more suitable for production but it really seems like its a more logical choice for a desktop OS.
Debian seems to do a good job of saying current. I personally use one of everything since I have to make sure it works everywhere =D
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:15 AM, Richard Mace <richard.mace@gmail.com> wrote:
On 24 July 2013 08:55, Andrew Cassidy <andrew@cassidywebservices.co.uk> wrote:
Equally, I just prefer Debian. I don't like the Ubuntu way, I like having a system which I can easily understand the inner workings. To that extent I've probably just used Debian more than Ubuntu.
Servers I use Debian Stable Desktops I use Linux Mint Debian Edition
Before I used Debian I used Gentoo for many years. But once I entered the real world I no longer had the time to keep a system updated and moved to Debian which was the most used distro among my friends.
The rule of thumb is:
Use what you're comfortable with. Failing that, use what your friends/peers are comfortable with. At least then you can get support easily.
Makes sense Andrew. I've decided to focus on debian, hoping that when the next stable version comes out, I will just be able to apt-get dist-upgrade all my boxes. I'm struggling to find a script that works on Debian 7, but will keep searching.
Richard
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