3 questions about new installations & updates

[Robert Holtzman]

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 06:59:44PM +0000, Liam Proven wrote:

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> So, to answer #1, no, don't switch to Debian. It's less friendly,
> rather more old fashioned and does not include useful things that
> Ubuntu does. It also does not have a relatively friendly, welcoming
> support community like Ubuntu. If you have to ask, you don't want it.

First, Debian is no more or less "friendly" than Ubuntu, Ubuntu being an
outgrowth of Debian...and Debian's default Gnome 2.30.2 desktop is more 
like Windows than Ubuntu's Unity or Gnome 3.

Other than some proprietary drivers, what useful things does Debian lack 
that Ubuntu doesn't? The only thing I had to install was
flashplugin-nonfree. Squeeze (Debian 6.x) worked for me out of the box.

The Debian support community is as welcoming as is Ubuntu's and about as
populous. As far as it's being friendly, check the debian-users archive
and read the recent (current?) "Debian: A noob query" thread. The only
thing I find lacking in the Debian-users list is the entertainment
factor this list provides. 

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