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On 20/12/12 16:28, Simon Avery wrote:
And you will notice that every distribution that I mention using is Debian based and that is because I like it and it's tools and apps. That is not to say I can't get irritated. Except for a couple of months with PCLinuxOS (one must always try the dark side) I have always been Debian. In fact when I had a hip replacement they found Debian written right through the piece of bone they took out. I have it on my mantlepiece.Everyone who's adminned debian has got caught in dependancy hell sooner or later. They've also complained that software is old, it's unfriendly and configuring a desktop (used to be) hugely difficult. Also; Once set up and running in a server role, debian continues day after day after day. Some packages have quirks (backuppc and pre-configured local backup permissions, root enabled by default in sshd's config, zoneminder and shared memory - I'm sure there are more). It's not for everyone and if you are irritated by Debian, well, there's plenty of choice. Debian doesn't care, it's not going anywhere - it's part of linux's history and backbone and will be around forever. But here's the thing: Every sysadmin I know who has used debian in production, still uses debian.
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