On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 00:24 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sat, 2011-10-29 at 09:58 -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > - need for current versions of specific software packages (at least for > > some of the packages I rely on, the packaged versions tend to lag well > > behind the upstream versions, and I end up installing a lot of stuff > > from the upstream tarball) - depending on your specific software needs, > > Ubuntu might be a better choice (though if you plan to explore > > virtualization, then it's a real contest between Debian, Red Hat, and Suse) > > Cross-distro we have "checkinstall". Usually I replace "make install" by > "checkinstall". Compiling from svn, tar archives etc. might cause a > dependency hell. If somebody needs current versions of some software it > takes some understanding. While e.g. Ubuntu and Suse publish one Release > after the other, I suspect Debian testing + some compiling from svn etc. > could be more comfortable. Regarding to this point my opinion is > fluctuating, fortunately there's GRUB, so I can install several distros. > I can't maintain all installs, but I do have an install that is very > good for my needs, it's an Ubuntu, hence I keep it as it is and > currently I try to maintain my Debian testing install, to get something > better than my perfect Ubuntu. > While for Ubuntu packages provide newer versions than packages for > Debian do, Ubuntu has got some disadvantages, e.g. they force > installation of some packages. I'm an audio user, Ubuntu does force me > to install PulseAudio, a PITA for my needs, using Debian I've got the > choice to install it or to abandon it. > So, I would ask a "newbie", what (s)he exactly needs. Even "this distro > is easier to use, when you are from Windows" is a generalisation that > IMO is faulty. > A tweaked, illegal XP for audio usage isn't comparable to a licensed > Windows 7 for surfing the web. Even all Windows aren't equal. Btw. I've > got installed and I'm using Linux only, anyway I know different versions > of Windows. > > I don't like the politic of Ubuntu, I prefer Debian, but IMO Ubuntu is a > good choice for beginners ... perhaps in most of the cases the best > choice.
Third party repositories also do provide more up to date software, but very often there's the need to have some experiences with Linux, when using such repositories, at least a user should backup the Linux before replacing packages from regular repositories, by packages from third party repositories. Btw. instead of Red Hat I tested Fedora on a virtual machine, set up on Suse. Fedora might be a very good choice for beginners and experienced users too. Is there still a Red Hat distro? Regarding to the German Wiki Red Hat became Fedora. -- 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/1319929015.2812.63.camel@debian
