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 - softwares tend to be outdated on stable.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 The biggest cons about debian stable is outdated software...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