Am 23.04.2014 13:07, schrieb Linux Canuck:
> I agree with Loyal. Debian is a great learning experience.
>
> Not all beginners want to be thrust into the commandline, but for those
> who do and who want to learn basics and be mentored by well schooled
> terminal users you would be well advised to give Debian a shot. There
> are other options such as Slackware, Gentoo and Arch, but Debian is a
> bigger toybox. It works on just about anything and it can be installed
> in the most number of ways. It has large repositories, a large
> community, and lots of online help. It is also a marketable skill to
> have because Debian is big on servers.
>
> Debian stable is bulletproof as Loyal said. If stability is your goal
> and you do not mind rolling up your shirtsleeves and working under the
> hood then it is a worthwhile enterprise, even if you tick a few people
> off along the way.
>
> I get that Debian users are heavily invested in their distribution and
> are deeply committed to software freedom. They just need to be more
> mindful of others and show respect to others, even in disagreement. If
> they could manage that then Debian would be more popular because they
> really have tried to make inroads in becoming more widely used. But it
> is still like joining the Borg, IMO. My points against Debian reflect my
> own bias based on my experience in that community. If you want warm
> fuzzies and ease of use go elsewhere, like Mint or Ubuntu.
>
> My own opinion is that the easiest distros for beginners are Xubuntu,
> Kubuntu and Ubuntu, followed by Linux Mint (and that is only because it
> lacks an upgrade tool and it is too reliant on GNOME 3, both Cinnamon
> and Mate, which is flaky, IMO). If you want to venture into the RPM
> world then I recommend PCLinuxOS first and Mageia second. If you want to
> put the fun back into computing I recommend Arch. :)
>
>Thank You
again stupid question:
If I would install Debian
and start only tools like gedit firefox and so on
is there any difference to see
xubuntu and debian?
Regards
Sophie
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