Debian or Ubuntu?

[David]

I've just built and installed two desktops - one of them a laptop, and two 
servers.

For the desktop, it was a "no-brainer". Ubuntu is very slick. I've got no 
opinion about KDE/Gnome, so gnome was fine for me.

I did the servers AFTER the desktops and decided that Debian Sarge was the 
way to go. The reasons were: 

* Ubuntu is X oriented, and I didn't want X on the servers
* Ubuntu has services as an afterthought (correctly, in my view)
* They are both debian. I'm completely sold on Debian, having tried a few 
of the others.

The differences from a practical point of view are slight. I've been told 
how hard it is to install Debian, but that's not my experience. The people 
who say Debian is hard seem to be the ones who want pretty pictures rather 
than function.

I'm now using one of the desktops to test various server functions, and it 
wasn't difficult to turn the desktop into a server, so I don't think it's 
a big deal. I'm told that running X on a server is a *potential* security 
hole, and the axiom applies: if you don't need it, don't run it.

David.

On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 08:11:37PM +0100, pau wrote:
> Hi everybody!
> 
> I just received a copy of the Ubuntu distribution and as I am plannig
> to buy a new laptop I was wondering if it would be a good idea to give
> him a try. I have been using Debian Woody and Testing for the last
> year and I would like to know which is your advice: Debian or Ubuntu??
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Pau
> 
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