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James Kramer wrote: > Tom Metro wrote: >> Anything in particular compelling you to do so? > > I will use the software for the desktop also. OK, so are there particular new desktop features in Etch that you are anxious to try? > I use Ubuntu Edgy which I realize is near the cutting edge... My understanding is that regular Ubuntu releases fall somewhere between Debian stable and Debian testing. They're not beta, so it should be stable in general, but are on a more frequent release cycle, and thus have newer versions of the applications which may lead to some instability. > It works OK but not like Debian Sarge. In theory the "LTS" - Long-Term Support version of Ubuntu is the equivalent to Debian stable: https://help.ubuntu.com/6.06/ubuntu/about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.html#lts Every Ubuntu release is supported for at least 18 months with security and other updates. Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS is a special enterprise-ready release, and is supported for 3 years on the desktop, and 5 years on the server. The development process of Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS was slightly longer than usual to concentrate on a number of areas: * Quality Assurance * Localisation * Certification As a result, it will be possible to rely on Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS for a longer period than usual. Therefore this release of Ubuntu is referred to as "LTS" or "Long-Term Support". It's the long term nature that interests me when it comes to setting up a base system for virtualization. It's fairly easy to recover from an upgraded virtual guest, but more of a pain to deal with upgrades to the base system, so it'd be nice to have something that can be set up and left alone, aside from security updates, for several years. But as I mentioned last time, with so much new development going on in the area of virtualization right now, it might end up being frustrating to have to wait for new functionality to be backported to the older, stable OS. Most of the above applies to Debian stable as well, except Ubuntu has a more rigidly defined release schedule, a more polished installer (haven't tried Etch's yet), and you can fall back on commercial support, if that's something you care about. I've only been using Ubuntu since last Fall, so not quite enough experience with it to compare the support community with Debian, but so far I've found the Ubuntu developers to be a bit more responsive to bug reports and less abrasive. > I also only have one computer that I use for my web service, mail > server and desktop so I need to make compromises. Then of the Ubuntu family, the LTS release is probably a good pick. Whether it offers you any advantage over Debian stable is another matter. -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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