On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 03:48:00PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Now I only want to mention, that making updates for Debian, is > different to making updates for e.g. Ubuntu and that there's a > difference between personal experiences and universal validity, that > some issues overlap, e.g. the Debian policy regarding to firmware > makes upgrades not easier.
It is easy once you know how though, right? > However, the OP perhaps will update and when his Debian than should > be borked others will claim, that the OP missed to read changelogs, > that the OP shouldn't have used this or that DE etc.. I'm just > warning that it's not that easy. Different distros, different > drawbacks and advantages. Right, and Debian is good because it is flexible¹, and with flexibility comes complexity. INMHO, if you are not bothered to read the docs (which includes bug reports, changelogs, etc.) then Debian may not be the right choice. ¹ Which is why there are so many derivatives. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- 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/20130127152117.GB30799@tal
