I usually use debian or anything that uses apt. The main thing I like about debian is that it gives you an absolutely rock solid stable branch that can be used on a server without issue. You can get amazing uptime with a debian stable server if you are careful with your updates and maintenance. Often desktop users will get confused with the stable branch seeing as how it usually lags far behind the current technology. The best thing though is that it maintains an air of agility if you aren't concerned with having gnome or kde. In fact it can use a number of window managers and Lxde if you so choose. I tend to use awesomewm on my little media server so that I can easily administrate it and get down to business when I need to do stuff on it like uploading new content to it.
For most desktop use many people will find ubuntu or mint quite adequate. I recommend Mint Debian Edition because it uses the debian unstable branch for its packages and they kinda group the packages into an update pack so that you can have up to date packages but still have some stability. Problem is that it still comes with a little bloat from mint but if you are like me that can be worked around somewhat by installing a window manager and sticking to that. Arch is unforgiving in its package management and frustrates me when I need to rewrite half my config files because it wants to upgrade stuff so often and in bulk. That said I haven't found a desktop distro that lean and that quick on its feet that doesn't make some serious compromises in usability. My issue is that they dropped official support for the catalyst driver back in 09 and they upgrade all the packages faster than most folks could download them. Then again I sure do like it that I can run something like lxde or awesomewm and have a machine that has nearly instant response time in everything I do normally. Also it is one of the few distros that can get you some more FPS out of your games if you are careful to keep things light. Gentoo is the only other distro that I've used that is that lean. Debian is pretty lean but those two are anorexic holocaust survivor lean. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Scott Vargovich <[email protected]>wrote: > Actually, I'm an Arch user on both the desktop and my lappy, but I was a > Debian user before I discovered Ubuntu/Mint and finally Arch. > > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 4:03 PM, hiero <[email protected]> wrote: > >> :D I just realized I am also guilty of necro-threading! I just looked >> at the top for a couple of threads to I could respond to - didn't check the >> thread date! >> >> You must be a Debian user! Glad you guys could take what I said with a >> grain of salt! >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> On Monday, June 18, 2012 3:31:38 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> ... and we're running out of places to hide the bodies. :P >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Xovan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Stop trying to confuse these people with your facts and reasoning. >>>> Besides we only commit murder on Thursdays. >>>> >>>> :p :D >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, June 18, 2012 11:48:26 AM UTC-7, hiero wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Debian has some of everything - but it has the snarkiest, most >>>>> bloodthirsty, ugliest forum dwellers in the Linux universe. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri >> Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor >> http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) >> > > > > -- > <>< Scott Vargovich <>< > ------------------------------------------ > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > ------------------------------------------ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
