On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:58:51 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:59:38 -0400, Burhan Hanoglu wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:55:40 +0530, Linux Tyro wrote: > >> > >>> I am beginner in Linux and do another job. But I use computer very > >>> less. Just a simple doubts regarding the selection. Please > >>> suggest me regarding the following: > >>> > >>> "Debian vs openSUSE for a novice" > >> > >> Well, being this a Debian mailing list, my bet is that most people > >> here will blindly point you to Debian ;-P > > > > Not really; > > "Not really" what? "Blindly"? There was an emoticon placed there, > dude :-) > > > Debian is (at least) one of the best GNU/Linux distributions to use > > if you want to experience the excitement of discovering the real > > Linux /Unix stuff behind the GUI. Otherwise; Debian again is one of > > the best distros considering stability and freedom. > > I'm not sure that "stability" and "freedom" were inside the "novice" > part but anyway, openSUSE is also stable (rock solid) and cares about > your freedom ;-) > Beyond just stability and freedom, I also didn't like the openSUSE way of doing things. I find that debian's package management and system administration tools are very robust. I haven't yet had a good experience with YaST. For me it's always been slow, slightly clunky, and annoying, like when YaST settings override settings in configuration files. I always thought that if a user changed a config file, that meant they wanted it changed. Debian also has a much more centralized repository system (i.e. not having to add a new repo every time you want to install something). I view it as a convenience advantage - I can always add an extra repo if I want to, but for standard packages I shouldn't have to mess with that. Choose aptitude and dpkg and you can't go wrong. So yes, I'm one to blindly point to debian :D -- rbmj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111027144645.12319...@rbmj-laptop.mason.homeunix.org
