> 6. Re: debian / ubuntu (Hartmut Noack) > nor has the Ubuntu-Stock-Kernel anymore, so there is no big reason > anymore to prefer Ubuntu over Debian. There are some freindly tools in > Ubuntu, that try to help you out, if something is not set up OK during > Install but those do not help that much actually, as the Installer > finds and sets up everything the System knows so if you got a > problem, that is not solved by the Installer, your chances for easily > resolving it with Ubuntu-Tools is slim and by any means not much > better than on Debian. Don't forget that Ubuntu is based on Debian "unstable". The nice things in Ubuntu actually come from Debian - it's just that these things have taken a little while to get through to Debian testing or stable. My preference always lies at the sign of the red swirly thing, Ubuntu always seems to have a problem somewhere (just my experience from a while ago). > > At the other Hand: a distro is as good as the softwarepackages that > can be installed upon and as one can install Debian-Packages on buntu > and vice versa, it turns out to be a matter of personal taste, what > becomes you best.... Debian & Ubuntu are *not* always compatible & interchangeable: Ubuntu is based on Debian but many things are recompiled for Ubuntu. A friend of mine trashed an Ubuntu installation by trying to add apps from Debian & DeMuDi. I would have to say that you should always ask yourself the following question if thinking of cross-installing Debian & Ubuntu packages: the question is "do you feel lucky?" Gavin.
