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On Sunday 13 Nov 2011 10:45:46 Lorenzo Bandieri wrote: |
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> > One more question. What is a easy to install but WELL tested and STABLE |
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> > binary distro? I'm thinking something that needs a update 2 or 3 times a |
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> > year or something. |
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> If you want a *really* well tested and *really* stable linux binary |
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> distro, Debian stable is your friend :D |
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> I have a debian install on my home desktop (used by my sister and my |
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> parents); I choosed debian basically because I didn't wanted to |
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> bother: I just wanted to install and update once in a while. I'm |
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> really happy with it. |
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> |
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> Pros: |
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> - stable |
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> - tested |
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> - once configured, requires minimal maintenance. Basically, all you |
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> have to do is apt-get update && apt-get upgrade once in while. It'll |
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> install only security fixes. No headaches, no massive breakage or |
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> something. At least, this is my experience. |
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> - easy and fast installation |
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> |
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> Cons: |
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> - softwares tend to be outdated on stable. On my debian stable I have |
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> Gnome 2.30.2, Firefox (iceweasel) 3.5.16, OpenOffice 3.2.1... Consider |
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> that debian stable versions are released, on average, every two years. |
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> - debian has its own way to do things. I had to get used to it... |
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> - the default DE is gnome; if you want kde you have to install |
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> yourself, and, needless to say, it is not the last version [1] |
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> The biggest cons about debian stable is outdated software... If you |
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> can cope with it/it is not a priority, give it a try. |
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> |
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> Otherwise, the previous suggestions (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, OpenSUSE etc) |
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> are all good choiches - stable, tested, up-to-date. |
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> |
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> [1] http://packages.debian.org/en/squeeze/kde-full |
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From what I've come across Ubuntu seems to be the only distro that has |
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automatic upgrades - i.e. some sort of script which will upgrade your distro |
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to the next version without having to completely reinstall. I think I've been |
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through one such upgrade cycle without any breakage. Gentoo it ain't, but on |
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the other hand I value this seamless upgrade of Ubuntu as one of its plusses |
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compared to other distros which require a re-installation. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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