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On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:00:14 +0000 David Bell <grimpen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Looking back in the archives it seems that fewer members are using SuSE, RH, > Mandriva et al nowadays and have instead turned towards Debian and it's > derivatives. Discounting here (myself included) those who like to flavour > out of interest the various distro's, be they either deb or rh - if one is > lucky enough to have the spare time, box or partition. > > Personally I prefer to use Debian and have both Etch and Lenny installed. The > former, updated and reserved for use in the event that Lenny falls over. So > far it hasn't :) > > What interests me is why a majority of users seem to turn to the Debian > derivatives in preference to Etch/Lenny? I rule out ease of installation, as > the Debian installer is easy enough nowadays for a tyro to use. > > Enlightenment anyone? > Like most of the answers to this on the list so far, I use kubuntu because it just works. In the past I have used Suse and, for a long time, Mandrake/Mandriva. But, like others, I just got fed up with dependency problems when using RPM's. I chose kubuntu rather than Debian because I was told at the time that it was easier to set up and also because it is upgraded regularly. Having said that, I am still using Edgy, until next month. Of course, I am not trying some of the clever and esoteric things that some of the list members are, so I don't have any problems normally. If I were a bit more adventurous I might prefer/need Debian. Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html