Hans Fugal wrote:
On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 at 19:52 -0600, Brian Beardall wrote:
Gentoo is very flexible, and I like it for it's flexibility, and that is
why I use it. However if someone just wants something up and running
with the necessary software I usually recommend Ubuntu. I find Ubuntu
quite appealing. I bet an Ubuntu install could be stripped down, but the
user would need to have the skills.
No real point in stripping down Ubuntu. If you want stripped down, just
start with Debian since that's basically what you'd get if you stripped
down Ubuntu.
Definitely.
He thought he wanted Debian, but had issues with unstable.
I think he tried mixing Stable + Unstable, which is just asking for
trouble, even though with some care and planning you can use
/etc/apt/preferences to do this. If you have to do this with more than
1 or 2 packages it starts to become a mess. Personally I use unstable
on all of my own systems, I haven't any any major issues for over 6
years. I run a server that hosts lots of projects and it runs testing.
Perhaps the best reason for Debian that I've found is 'apt-get
dist-upgrade' you can usually go from stable -> testing -> unstable ->
experimental (if you're a little daring) without any major headaches,
live, without a reboot (other than for kernels).
However it sounds like Slackware fits his style, so he's all set.
Not a bad choice, lately it's been (re)catching up. But it does seem to
depend a lot on one person, maybe that's just a perception issue though...
-Blake
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