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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday July 16 2017, @09:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the for-the-Linux-noobs dept.

Datamation examines the Debian and Ubuntu distros in detail by starting with the question, what is the difference between Debian and Ubuntu? Neither GNU/Linux distro has been out of Distrowatch's top six since 2005, and for the last four years neither has been out of the top three. There are good reasons for that. Though if systemd is not your cup of tea, there is also a Debian fork, Devuan, which is basically Debian GNU/Linux minus systemd.


[Ed Note: For many in the community who are Linux experts, this article may have no appeal. For those of us that are new to it and trying to learn, something this basic is a nice read and contains good information.]

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 16 2017, @05:03PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday July 16 2017, @05:03PM (#539941) Journal

    The "noobs" thing is what it is. Ubuntu strives to be easy to work with. It seemed to many of us that it was trying to be Linux' version of Windows, especially with that whole Unity/Metro thing. People who have never opened a CLI in their lives could be comfortable on Ubuntu. My own wife fits into that crowd, or very nearly so. She has actually used DOS a little bit, and can open a Command prompt on Windows. She, at least, recognizes a terminal for what it is. Many people don't.

    And, those of us who consider ourselves to be "real" Linux users can't imagine computers without a terminal.

    It is what it is, and none of your objections will change the facts of life. Maybe I fail to express it properly, and/or maybe you fail to understand it properly, but it remains what it is, and there are very separate target audiences addressed by the two distros.

    Ubuntu worked hard to capture the Windows crowd, while Debian went on with what they have always done. By definition, that contract caters to Debian Linux users, not to Windows users.

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