I'm using sidux (based on Debian unstable) and have been since it branched off
of Kanotix. It's easily stable enough for my everyday use, and yet things like
the latest LyX are available quite quickly from repositories (and there's
nothing stopping one from downloading and installing from the latest
development snapshots). The Debian LyX maintainer generally gets versions out
to the repositories within a week of a new release. I started out using
Mandrake for my linux, then moved to Mepis and SUSE (and have tried the BSDs
and source-oriented distros such as SourceMage and Gentoo), and have pretty
much settled on Debian for its stability and huge package selection.
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From: rgheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 8:55:29 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Best KDE-centric Distribution?
M-L wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008, rgheck shared this with us all:
>
>> --}
>> --} I've been using Fedora ever since I started using Linux, but the
>> --} second-rate status of KDE under Fedora is starting to get to me,
so I'm
>> --} thinking about switching. But then: to what? I don't think
Kubuntu is
>> --} for me. Gentoo would be an option, but then I'm not sure I want
to be
>> --} quite that bleeding-edge. So, the question: What?
>> --}
>> --} Richard
>> --}
>> --}
>>
>
> Debian Etch.
>
> [snip]
Thanks for the suggestion. I've thought about Debian, and it has a
great
reputation for stability. That said, while I don't want to be
absolutely
bleeding edge, I do like to be near it, and Debian at least has a
reputation for being, well, stable. Just looking at the packages, it
looks like Lyx 1.4.3 is the most recent in etch. It looks as if lenny
has 1.5.2, but even that's out of date, and, as you say, that's not yet
ready. So, well, I'm still looking.
Richard
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