Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 03, 2006 03:30 AM
I'm not bashing Debian nor Ubuntu by any means. Both are excellent distributions, one for the server, the other for the desktop.
That's a common misconception. Debian is excellent for desktops too. (Hullo? From where do you think the strengths of Ubuntu on the desktop derive?) With a Debian desktop you get KDE, GNOME, and ~1.5GB of other software (GIMP, OOo, etc) installed and ready to use -- and only the first cdrom of the set is required.
Debian is not as hard to install, maintain, or use as some (who probably have never tried it!) would have us think.
But most of that Ubuntu thing is hype and marketing.
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Re: Debian only for server?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 03, 2006 03:30 AMThat's a common misconception. Debian is excellent for desktops too. (Hullo? From where do you think the strengths of Ubuntu on the desktop derive?) With a Debian desktop you get KDE, GNOME, and ~1.5GB of other software (GIMP, OOo, etc) installed and ready to use -- and only the first cdrom of the set is required.
Debian is not as hard to install, maintain, or use as some (who probably have never tried it!) would have us think.
But most of that Ubuntu thing is hype and marketing.
I agree with that.
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