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Am 13.11.2011 19:26, schrieb Mick: |
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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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>> |
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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 - softwares tend to be outdated on stable.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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>> |
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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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Scientific Linux (and probably all other RHEL clones) can do this, too. |
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At least for updates of the minor version number (5.6 -> 5.7, for example). |
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This is more or less a middle ground: Between minor versions, binary |
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compatibility is (mostly?) ensured, especially for libraries and runtime |
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environments (great if you still need a python-2.4 installation with |
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regular security fixes). Older major numbers are also still released and |
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maintained after the next major update happened (e.g. 5.7 was released |
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after 6.0), therefore you can update at your own convenience. |
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Regards, |
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Florian Philipp |
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