Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
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Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
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Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#2CrunchBang is a very nice OS too: http://crunchbang.net/ (based on Debian)
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#3There are actually many good Linux distributions not named Ubuntu.
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#4I will try Opensuse instead Debian.
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#5I recommend mint.
I think its a good idea to try out alternatives.
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#6CrunchBang is a very nice OS too: http://crunchbang.net/ (based on Debian)
OpenBox + tint2 (the default in CrunchBang) with pytyle2 (tiling support for non-tiling window managers) make for a very nice combination.
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#7I recommend mint. I think its a good idea to try out alternatives.
But if the idea is to get away from Canonical's decisions, moving to a distro based directly on Ubuntu seems a bit backwards.
Check the repos. Mint is Ubuntu + some extras.
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#8There are actually many good Linux distributions not named Ubuntu.
Would anyone recommend some?
Also, would anyone talk about FreeBSD vs Linux? What are some reasons to choose each?
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#9But what if I'm tired of Debian's bad decisions like libav, wodim or trying to replace OpenSSL with gnutls?
Re: Moving from Ubuntu to Debian
#10I recommend mint. I think its a good idea to try out alternatives.
But if the idea is to get away from Canonical's decisions, moving to a distro based directly on Ubuntu seems a bit backwards. Check the repos. Mint is Ubuntu + some extras.
They also have a Debian version now: