[NTLUG:Discuss] Debian vs Ubuntu vs (your hometown hero)

[Ralph Green, Jr.]

Howdy,
 Ubuntu is nice, but it is Debian.  The biggest
advantages are that Ubuntu has a nice installer
and the package selection is well thought out.
The classic Debian installer was not suitable for
most people.  It asked hundreds of questions.  The
new Debian installer. which was still in beta when
I looked last, is pretty good, but not as stable as
the Ubuntu one.  I expect it will get to be fine,
but I don't think it is ready yet.  Ubuntu 5.04 uses
Gnome 2.10, which I like.  It is setup with
repositories for most everything, out of the box
(although you have to turn two of them on).  So far,
I have had to add only one package that was not in
the built in repositories and I think that is pretty
good.  I am sure you can get everything with plain
Debian that Ubuntu has, but it will take a little
more work.  I really suggest you try them both and
see what you think.
Good luck,
Ralph

On Thu, 2005-04-14 at 15:17 -0500, Johnny Cybermyth wrote:
> different than the other?  As I see it, it all comes down to the install 
> process itself, but I haven't used either of these distros enough to 
> tell beyond that.