>From a practical perspective. Ubuntu has support for packages that Debian may not have in the stable release. Both Debian, and Ubuntu use APT as a package repository manager. But they have different repositories.
Canonical tends to support more cutting edge technologies in their software, were the Debian team tends to opt out of the latest greatest software for system stability. In both cases, it shows. Debian is a go to Distro when you need something to be rock solid reliable. A more "no frills" approach. This however does not mean Debian is not useful. Quite the contrary, Debian is thought of as the go to Distro for many server applications. Some even prefer to use it as their desktop OS. Ubuntu is a go to Distro for systems that may be running newer( current ) hardware, that may not be supported by another distros out of the box. Ubuntu is also good for desktop like situations. Where someone may want an OS that "just works", and looks good, with desktop hardware acceleration. In the past, Ubuntu had been known as very flaky. e.g. in many cases Ubuntu was not very reliable. Now days, perhaps that has changed *some*. Debian, and Ubuntu use different init daemons, at least the last I read. Although I've also read that Canonical was seriously considering switching to systemd, soon. Anyway, Ubuntu is based off Debian. So you can think of Ubuntu as Debian with different features that may not have been put through the rigorous Debian testing cycle. Which by the way is why Debian is behind the curve for software, and hardware support. If something does not "make the grade" within a certain time frame, then that something does not make it into the next stable release of the distro. Which many, many people prefer. On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 12:52 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Heinz Hummel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I don't know what the reason is but I personally prefer Ubuntu because it >> is easier to use, it has a bigger community which is more responsive and >> more friendly and one can choose to use a LTS version (and stay with older >> software) or a normal version (and get newer software). Debian seems to be >> LLLLLLLTS only... >> >> > The above is 100% FUD. Ubuntu is not easier to use, it's even based on > Debian, and the community is not larger. > > The difference is Ubuntu is developed by an organization whose goals are > different than those of the Debian team. Ubuntu is more geared towards the > desktop experience, which it does very well. Where Debian is geared towards > reliability. Which it also does very well. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORonW67EcBV67bu4b%3DYqnvGdEvYM035oBKqJrYegoEe91A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
