Just Installed Debian Linux

[Douglas Saylor]

After some research & feedback from here & elsewhere, I decided to give
Debian Stable another try. I used Debian once before, years ago & at the
time Debian seemed difficult to configure & software was way behind the
times. I don't know if I'm just getting older & more cranky, but I *think* I'd
rather have older but stable & "just works". For now, I'll have the option
to boot into either Debian or Ubuntu. I've used Ubuntu for years, but this
Unity is killing me. Maybe Debian will be a better fit for me. If so, I'll
shrink my Ubuntu partition or, maybe even delete the partition. If not,
vise-versa ...Linux does give you options.

I've put my time in with Unity as my main OS ...I'm not a fan. I tried to
like Unity. At this point, instead of seeming "dated" I'm betting Debian is
going to seem more like the old Ubuntu I once loved where as Unity is just
frustrating. I *wanted* to like Unity. I appreciate the *concept* of one OS
for phones, tablets & computers. Regretfully, Unity has only taught me to
appreciate how great my iPhone works.

For the same reason Canonical wants to be on multiple devices, I could see
my next computer purchase being a Mac. I found Unity ...while pretty... was
also cumbersome, poorly executed, non-intuitive, buggy &*very* frustrating.
*Meanwhile* iOS is *so* polished, so easy, so intuitive & yes*very* pretty.
*If* Unity ever makes it to phones/tablets, I'm sure I'll give it a good
look-see on those devices. I must admit though, it'll take a *lot* for me
to switch from iOS. While I "prefer" my Linux just work, I *demand* my
phone "just works". Anyway, back to configuring the new OS.
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