To speak of Ubuntu vs. Debian is irrelevant when speaking of the user interface. You can run Xubuntu and it will have the same user interface as the one used in the linuxcnc version of debian wheezy. The differences are mostly minor in how they are set up.
That said, I have generally found *buntu to be easier to install and to have a nicer and easier to use default setup than Debian, but Linux Mint is even better than *buntu in those things. On 11/03/2015 07:12 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
