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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: [OT I think] Which Distro?
From:       Sam Leon <debian () net153 ! net>
Date:       2009-02-28 16:11:49
Message-ID: 49A96245.6000501 () net153 ! net
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Dean Chester wrote:
> Hi
> I have been recently looking at other distros to use other than Debian. 
> And i have also been given a new laptop for use in school which i am 
> soon going to be running Linux on. However i don't know what to go for. 
> The 3 options to choose from are Debian(of course), Ubuntu or Fedora. 
> The Laptop is Novatech Branded Clevo M72R(i think). The Reason i ask 
> this is that ubuntu and fedora feel like what OS should feel like to me 
> and feel more 'connected' and not a bit of a missmash which is what 
> debian feels like to me, I moved from OS X August 08. Also they are 
> updated more frequently.
> Thanks in Advance
> Dean

I have been running debian testing for about 3 years now.  I don't have 
to worry about those disastrous release cycles that most distros put 
their users through...

You should check out how to do a minimum install with the debian network 
installer.  You will be left with a very lean, quick system that you 
know like the back of your hand. http://net153.net/ubuntu_vs_debian.html

Sam


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