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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: 3, Interesting) by Reziac on Monday July 17 2017, @02:44AM

    by Reziac (2489) on Monday July 17 2017, @02:44AM (#540135) Homepage

    Back when we were still installing from CDs, that was indeed my experience -- Mandrake 7.x was the first one I tried where most stuff Just Worked, or at least it did better at it than any other distro I'd tried (of dozens, starting in 1998).

    Funny thing, when I've had distro-testing spasms since then... the ones that work best out of the box (and suit me best) always seem to be Mandrake descendants.

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    And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
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