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What distribution of Debian do you use?
What distribution of Debian do you use?
Out of curiosity, what Debian distribution do you use on your main machine (desktop/laptop)?
Why do you use it over the available alternatives?
Vote and comment!
EDIT: Added Oldstable to the poll.
EDIT2: Adding Olstable apparently deleted all the votes... sorry about that, please revote...
Why do you use it over the available alternatives?
Vote and comment!
EDIT: Added Oldstable to the poll.
EDIT2: Adding Olstable apparently deleted all the votes... sorry about that, please revote...
Last edited by rent0n on 2011-06-05 11:05, edited 2 times in total.
Acer Aspire 5920 | Debian Squeeze | Xfce
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Stable because it's uh stable and the "new" is vastly overrated. My most used programs are Gnome Terminal, Emacs, Eboard, Nautilus, Quod Libet, and Iceweasel 4, for which I have backports enabled; I use Dropbox too, but that's not from the repositories.
Also, I protest that the addition of backports comprise an additional distribution if testing + unstable, etc., doesn't!
Also, I protest that the addition of backports comprise an additional distribution if testing + unstable, etc., doesn't!
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Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
I started using Unstable on my main desktop. I had used it on my netbook for awhile without any big problems. Unstable is for the most part stable, if one is careful. I like the Unstable branch mostly because I like the "rolling distro" and I learn more about the OS by needing to be a little careful and if something does not work right I get to find out how to fix it. I use it over Testing because fixes happen faster with Unstable.
Debian Sid
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Right now using Testing. I really should just go back to stable though.
Always on Debian Testing
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
+1, on both countsDeckard wrote:Stable because it's uh stable and the "new" is vastly overrated.
I know that "rolling release" is very chic in some circles. But I want my OS to work for me, not the other way around. Time I spend fixing breakage is time not spent doing more interesting and important things (like staring idly into space). Give me a fixed release cycle and a "stable" branch any day.
Software has no moving parts. It does not wear out. Once it's good, it says good, until someone decides to try to "improve" it. For the relatively rare occasion where new is actually improved, well, that's why there's backports.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Rock Solid... err... no, it is called Stable.
Ooops! I forgot to give the reason behind my choice.
Obviously, I use Stable because it is less buggy than testing and because there are less updates and my connection is very slow compared with modern standards. Moreover, I don't get excited with new non-functional eye-candy.
What I need at the moment is a good web-browser that respects my needs, but I didn't find one.
Ooops! I forgot to give the reason behind my choice.
Obviously, I use Stable because it is less buggy than testing and because there are less updates and my connection is very slow compared with modern standards. Moreover, I don't get excited with new non-functional eye-candy.
What I need at the moment is a good web-browser that respects my needs, but I didn't find one.
Debian == { > 30, 000 packages }; Debian != systemd
The worst infection of all, is a false sense of security!
It is hard to get away from CLI tools.
The worst infection of all, is a false sense of security!
It is hard to get away from CLI tools.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Have you tried Iceweasel 4 (this is a serious question)?edbarx wrote:Rock Solid... err... no, it is called Stable.
Ooops! I forgot to give the reason behind my choice.
Obviously, I use Stable because it is less buggy than testing and because there are less updates and my connection is very slow compared with modern standards. Moreover, I don't get excited with new non-functional eye-candy.
What I need at the moment is a good web-browser that respects my needs, but I didn't find one.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Stable. Squeeze/Gnome on my netbook, Squeeze/minimal on an eleven-year-old desktop. Why stable? 'Cos it's stable. And it works.
gerry
Age 80- and still learning!
Age 80- and still learning!
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Another "poll" is going on on Debian popularity contest. Checking what version of popularity-contest package people have installed shows pretty good data what version of Debian people are using. The data is on the front page:
http://popcon.debian.org/
Currently the majority is using Squeeze (stable) or Lenny (oldstable). Others are far behind.
http://popcon.debian.org/
Currently the majority is using Squeeze (stable) or Lenny (oldstable). Others are far behind.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
I use Squeeze with the default Gnome Desktop on my main machine.
Why? Because it's 100% stable as far as I'm concerned, even though I installed the 2.6.38-bpo.2-amd64 kernel and Iceweasel 5.0. I really dislike receiving updates all the time and prefer to install only the software that I need including, for example, a driver for a TL-WN722N wifi dongle, the latest version of minitube, and Oracle virtualbox-4.0. Secondly, I use it because it is effortless and after installation and configuration like adding compiz, transparent gnome panels and changing the fonts as posted here requires almost no further attention. I have a second partition to track Testing.
Why? Because it's 100% stable as far as I'm concerned, even though I installed the 2.6.38-bpo.2-amd64 kernel and Iceweasel 5.0. I really dislike receiving updates all the time and prefer to install only the software that I need including, for example, a driver for a TL-WN722N wifi dongle, the latest version of minitube, and Oracle virtualbox-4.0. Secondly, I use it because it is effortless and after installation and configuration like adding compiz, transparent gnome panels and changing the fonts as posted here requires almost no further attention. I have a second partition to track Testing.
DebianStable
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$ vrms
No non-free or contrib packages installed on debian! rms would be proud.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Mostly Lenny and several Etch machines .
Because let’s face it, the unfortunate aspect of software development is that it involves humans. Mewling, disorganized, miserably analog humans. Sometimes they smell bad.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
I am using chromium although it doesn't resize pictures properly.Deckard wrote:Have you tried Iceweasel 4 (this is a serious question)?edbarx wrote:What I need at the moment is a good web-browser that respects my needs, but I didn't find one.
Debian == { > 30, 000 packages }; Debian != systemd
The worst infection of all, is a false sense of security!
It is hard to get away from CLI tools.
The worst infection of all, is a false sense of security!
It is hard to get away from CLI tools.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Adding Olstable apparently deleted all the votes... sorry about that, please revote...
Acer Aspire 5920 | Debian Squeeze | Xfce
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
Stable + Backports is the connoisseur’s choice imho.
Unstable is fun for tinkering, and testing is great when you just can't wait any more for that release
If you just want a solid, dependable OS that always works then Stable + Backports is the way to go.
My biggest problem used to be what Browser to use, but thanks to mozilla.debian.net, I get the latest Mozilla code in a handy Debian format.
Having said all that, I'm talking about my Laptop here, and I would only ever use Stable on a server.
Unstable is fun for tinkering, and testing is great when you just can't wait any more for that release
If you just want a solid, dependable OS that always works then Stable + Backports is the way to go.
My biggest problem used to be what Browser to use, but thanks to mozilla.debian.net, I get the latest Mozilla code in a handy Debian format.
Having said all that, I'm talking about my Laptop here, and I would only ever use Stable on a server.
"I don't mean to sound cold or cruel or vicious, but I am, so that's just the way it comes out" -- Bill Hicks RIP
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
The correct word is "branch".What distribution of Debian do you use?
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
"distribution" is also correct:qjqqyy wrote:The correct word is "branch".What distribution of Debian do you use?
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianWheezyWheezy is the development codename for the next version of Debian, after Squeeze.
It is the current testing distribution.
Re: What distribution of Debian do you use?
I am running sid and I really like the latest KDE(netbook) works well on my thinkpad A31 P4 2gz 512ram.
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