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Re: [PLUG] And speaking of installing Debian ...
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It is noted that the Debian system is not the easists to install, but
Debian gives you everything with 7 CDs in the Woody distribution. The
other commercial distributions are designed for basically setting up a
desktop system. If you want to set up a web, ftp, or rsync server you
need to fetch the packages off of the web and install them.
The beauty of Debian is for the individual who needs, or wants to have a
totally customizable system that i designed to be upgradable without
problems. Also the Debian system is designed to be free as far as the
free software foundation guidelines. The commercial distribution
systems are not as strict on the level of freedom. If you are building
systems for clients and don't ever want anything to come back to haunt
you then the Debian system is the way to go. But if you are a home user
setting up a Linux system for the first time then another distribution
could be your best bet.
It all boils down to what you really want to do with the system and how
much you will depend upon system upgrades not breaking the system on
you. My experience is that the Debian system is the safest bet if you
depend upon upgrading the distribution from time to time. How free do
you want the system to be? Are you concerned about any propritary
software in the distribution? Are you concerned about the licensing of
the distribution? These are the questions that need to be answered in
choosing the distribution that is right for you.
Mike Leone wrote:
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> Anybody else seen this? From today's Lockergnome Pensguin Shell newsletter
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> (http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/penguinshell.html)
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