Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 09, 2006 03:37 AM
Well, I am probably the wrong person to ask. The main point is that GRML is full Debian by design. Other distros diverge from Debian by design, to different degrees.
Ubuntu does not offer 100% compatibility, though it's still pretty good. It derives from Debian, but may or may not work with any given Debian package. You can try things and see. Ubuntu has its own huge repositories, though. GRML even lists them in apt.sources.
Knoppix is a CD-ROM design, so it does not play well with hard drives. I spent much time walking through Knoppix hard drive installer scripts only to learn that it was not right for us.
Please understand that I have tremendous respect for all these projects. GRML got a lot from Knoppix, and I personally like both Ubuntu and Debian. All I am trying to do is place GRML in context for readers. Each distro has its own goals.
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Re:what are Debian standards?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 09, 2006 03:37 AMUbuntu does not offer 100% compatibility, though it's still pretty good. It derives from Debian, but may or may not work with any given Debian package. You can try things and see. Ubuntu has its own huge repositories, though. GRML even lists them in apt.sources.
Knoppix is a CD-ROM design, so it does not play well with hard drives. I spent much time walking through Knoppix hard drive installer scripts only to learn that it was not right for us.
Please understand that I have tremendous respect for all these projects. GRML got a lot from Knoppix, and I personally like both Ubuntu and Debian. All I am trying to do is place GRML in context for readers. Each distro has its own goals.
If you need more details then please consult the experts in the relevant support forums.
Mark
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