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 :)<div><br></div><div>Paul<br><br>On Wed, 24 Jul, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Anthony Minessale &lt;anthony.minessale@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Debian is more logical if you are talking about building a platform because you already have to deal with very fluid FS code. &nbsp;If you also have a bleeding OS you will further complicate your world. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;Just with ubuntu in many cases you are running the master branch of everything including the compiler and the libc and all the libs. &nbsp;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.<div>
<br></div><div>Debian seems to do a good job of saying current. &nbsp;I personally use one of everything since I have to make sure it works everywhere =D</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 3:15 AM, Richard Mace <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:richard.mace@gmail.com" target="_blank">richard.mace@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="im"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial">On 24 July 2013 08:55, Andrew Cassidy </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial">&lt;<a href="mailto:andrew@cassidywebservices.co.uk" target="_blank">andrew@cassidywebservices.co.uk</a>&gt;</span><span style="font-family:arial"> wrote:</span><br>


</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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.&nbsp;<div>



<br></div><div>Servers I use Debian Stable</div><div>Desktops I use Linux Mint Debian Edition</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>



<div><br></div><div>The rule of thumb is:</div><div><br></div><div>Use what you're comfortable with. Failing that, use what your friends/peers are comfortable with. At least then you can get support easily.</div></div>



<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Makes sense Andrew.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">


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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">


I'm struggling to find a script that works on Debian 7, but will keep searching.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">


Richard</div></font></span></div></div></div>
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