On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:16:03 -0500, Rob wrote in message <20111112141603.gb18...@aurora.owens.net>:
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 02:47:33PM -0500, Douglas Saylor wrote: > > I used Debian once before, years ago & at the time Debian seemed > > difficult to configure & software was way behind the times. I don't > > know if I'm just getting older & more cranky, but I *think* I'd > > rather have older but stable & "just works". For now, I'll have the > > option to boot into either Debian or Ubuntu. I've used Ubuntu for > > years, but this Unity is killing me. Maybe Debian will be a better > > fit for me. If so, I'll shrink my Ubuntu partition or, maybe even > > delete the partition. If not, vise-versa ...Linux does give you > > options. > Check out Debian Backports to get some newer software on Debian > Stable. ..or try Debian Sid/Unstable, IME stable enough for me, and IMO, for the annoyed ex-Ubuntu-'n-Unity crowd too. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111112173040.23b19...@nb6.lan