2010-06-09 01:55, ABSDoug skrev:
This was the 1st time I had heard of "stab le"& "unstable", I only
knew there was "testing", which I wanted to avoid. Sounded very
reasonable, with a name like "stable"& finding out Debian is the
SOURCE for other distros, I'm thinking stable is what you'd use if
you don't want to be a "Guinea pig".
A few remarks:
1) Stable in debian means unchanging, and in case you want that kind of
stable, you may as well use the more recent ubuntu 9.10, which seems to
work for you, still has quite a while of support, and should be
unchanging enough for your purposes. Debian stable is good for servers
where one does not want new versions of software that may break the system.
2) For stable as in "not breaking", the reason I use debian testing is
that I find it less prone to breaking than following the 6-month upgrade
cycle of ubuntu.
3) In the choice between debian testing or unstable for a netbook, you
will find people recommending both choices, and I think it will be hard
for you to form your own opinion this early in the learning process.
now I'm wondering if I'm going to go with
unstable "Squeeze", what does that offer over Ubuntu 9.10 (Remix).
9.10 (unlike 10.04) works well on my Acer Aspire One.
The usual reasonable comment I think more experienced people than me
would often give is:
What do you miss in ubuntu 9.10 (remix) that you want your new system to
provide? If it works well for you, you may continue to use it and be
happy with that.
Debian testing would offer more recent applications in some areas, and a
more recent kernel, which may provide better hardware support, but as
you have experienced with ubuntu 10.04, that is not always the case.
Ubuntu 9.10 has security support until 11.04 (I think). It is also more
recent than debian stable, so it should offer more recent applications
and (on average) be able to support more recent hardware.
I would not expect debian stable from february 09 to improve on your
(seemingly) good netbook-experience with an ubuntu from october 09
unless you have some specific problems with ubuntu 9.10, or have some
specific reason to wish to use debian.
In case there is something missing for you in ubuntu, you may very well
ask if debian can provide that, but a question like "what does debian
stable/testing/unstable offer over ubuntu 9.10 for a netbook" is very
hard to answer without knowing what your needs and/or problems are.
From what I have seen so far, I would recommend ubuntu 9.10 for your
netbook, followed by debian testing or unstable.
Regards
Johan
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