I last tried Debian when picking a distro when switching to Linux a very long time ago. I've been using Ubuntu on my CNC tools and my desktop for the last few years and have converted some friends and family to Ubuntu... because I don't do Windows. I tried Debian again recently when it was part of the installation ISO for the latest version of LinuxCNC. I liked it better than Ubuntu, which seems a bit too Mac-like for my tastes. I haven't used Debian on the desktop yet and haven't really used it much with LinuxCNC either, so I can't give it my endorsement, but I am very inclined to switch my desktop to Debian when I get a new PC.
I should probably stick to the devil I know. There are all of the hidden problems when switching to a new distro. For example, printing US Postal System shipping labels (via PayPal, via Pitney Bowes, using their Java craplet) is fraught with peril. Dragons be here! But who knows? It might work in Debian... for a week or two. At this point, I guess I'm basically adopting whatever distro LinuxCNC uses in the ISO for my desktop as well. So far, from the little I've seen of it, I like the clean look of Debian, and it works the way my brain wants it to work. Ubuntu seemed too clever for its own good sometimes, like the Mac, with things hidden where they are intuitive to everyone but me. User interfaces are very subjective. YMMV. On 11/03/2015 06:18 AM, John Thornton wrote: > My search is for one that is less annoying than any that I have tried in > Debian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
