Ubuntu vs Debian?

Vsevolod2011-05-30 13:03:53

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Vsevolod, 2011-05-30 13:03:53

Ubuntu vs Debian?

Tell me, is Debian-testing more stable than Ubuntu 11.04? Ubuntu 11.04 is completely unusable and I still have to tear it down. So I think, can I install Debian testing instead of Ubuntu 10.04? Debian-stable still has a very outdated set of packages, so the choice is between Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and Debian testing.

PS. It's about desktop.

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Jazzist, 2011-05-31
@sevka_fedoroff

Is Debian-testing more stable than Ubuntu 11.04?
Of course not!
Debian is good for its stable - it's really amazing stability, but outdated and exclusively free packages.
Ubuntu has newer software, and, in fact, there are proprietary codecs and drivers (you won't be able to watch all the movies on Debian).
You only need Debian Testing if you want to play around with it, or do some development or testing. Debian Stable is good to “put on a server”, or in an office, or on a router - it will not fall, never.
For a home machine - Ubuntu.
I subscribe to the above, as a debiano-ubuntovod with 5 years of experience ...;)

Andrey, 2011-05-30
@reaferon

After a few years from Ubuntu, I switched to Debian.
I'm happy as an elephant: the speed and stability of work are simply amazing (this is taking into account the fact that I have a Wheezy).
To be honest, now I can’t understand what made me use this derivative of Debian - Ubuntu. I don’t see much difference (except for the interface and a few whistling fakes).

Roman, 2011-05-30
@WNeZRoS

LTS ubunta will be more stable than testing builds of debian.
If you still want Debian, you can install a stable release with Ubuntu repositories.

Ivan Trofimov, 2011-05-30
@cbone

And how do you measure the stability of the system? Are you constantly dropping something? I have had 11.04 for about a month, until it seems that there were no falls.

diostm, 2011-05-30
@diostm

I did a downgrade to 10.04, since Ubuntu seems to have a larger community and it’s easier to find about some fart whistles on the Internet. Debian carries, in my opinion, more fundamental ideas. But this is my personal IMHO, I sat under Debian for a maximum of a month. Been running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS for over a year now. The next upgrade will be made to 12.04 LTS.

calg0n, 2011-05-30
@calg0n

I recommend installing 10.04 LTS if you need stability. In my work I use only LTS'ki - there have never been any problems.
Canonical has a bad habit of changing everything in non-LTS releases and using users as testers. You get an unstable system, but every six months you have a lot of newfangled goodies.

kSx, 2011-05-30
@kSx

Try Mint, it comes in both Ubuntu and Debian.

Sergey, 2011-05-30
@butteff

and I would recommend that you look towards Gentoo, do from the system what you want to see for your needs and tasks, and do not choose from things imposed on you.

4twilight, 2011-05-30
@4twilight

use Fedora, Luke

philpirj, 2011-05-30
@philpirj

I installed 10.10, everything is fine (compared to unsuccessful attempts to get used to Unity glitches in 11.04 and its complete collapse with the impossibility of rolling back when changes are made in the Compiz config).
11.04 LTS doesn't feel like a stable release, and the most appropriate name for it is 01.04 LOL.
What's in Debian, what's in Ubuntu is not too modern, what's the core, what's the repository. But there is a price to pay for stability.