On Tue, 28 May 2019 14:48:53 -0700 Darren Couch <dco...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've gone back and forth with distros for a long time. Ubuntu works > fine for me - I don't have the rolling release blues like I often got > with Arch, or the ancient tools like I did with Debian or CentOS. > I like deb over rpm based solely on what I got used to. > If I need the bleeding edge of something odds are there is a PPA out > there making it happen. > Started in Ubuntu in the 5.x era. Running 19.04 at home at the > moment. Anymore I don't like having to spend ages setting up a > development box. I want mostly stable with the toolchains I need. > Ubuntu fits the bill for me. > > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 9:02 AM Paul Heinlein <heinl...@madboa.com> > wrote: > > > On Mon, 27 May 2019, Tomas Kuchta wrote: > > > > > What is this about? Are you honestly asking question about someone > > > elses opinion? Are you willing to accept the answers? What ever > > > they may be? > > > > > > Obviously, the answer to your question - what is the best Linux > > > distro - is 42. > > > > > > 42 - Because it depends on what is the the question and who is > > > asking it. > > > > +1 > > > > Draw up your list of requirements, which might include > > > > * stability > > * support for a certain application > > * bleeding-edge software > > * scalable administration > > * good desktop interface > > * support for specific or niche hardware > > * minimal disk/RAM footprint > > * commercial technical support > > * ease of installation > > * ease of administration > > > > and then locate a distribution that fits your requirements. I find > > it difficult to believe that after 25 years of Linux distribution > > releases people are still looking for one distribution that will > > check all those boxes (as well as others I didn't list). None is > > perfect; each pursues certain priorities at the expense of others. > > > > -- > > Paul Heinlein > > heinl...@madboa.com > > 45°38' N, 122°6' W_______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > Why not just run Debian/Devuan Testing? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug