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Debian vs. Ubuntu: What's the Difference?

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

canopic jug writes:

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 VLM on Sunday July 16 2017, @05:00PM (2 children)

    by VLM (445) on Sunday July 16 2017, @05:00PM (#539938)

    Debian, on the other hand, had little problem with usability, but their goal was to supply the tools needed by experts.

    Some of this is "blind men talking about the elephant" analogy but when I was doing Debian stuff the motto was "Universal Operating System".

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:48PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:48PM (#540021)

    "Linux is user-friendly. It's just picky about who its friends are."

    s/Linux/Debian   8-)

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:58PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @08:58PM (#540026)

    You'll be glad to hear they've kept the motto, and redifined the meaning of the word 'universal'

    The difference between. debian and ubuntu is now 'no so very much' they're both redhat derivatives sharing a common package management program different fron redhats.