Just Installed Debian Linux

[Linux Tyro]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Douglas Saylor <absdoug at gmail.com> wrote:

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.
>

I guess Nicolas has suggested you right way. Give Ubuntu LTS 10.04 a try,
its good. Even not, then try Kubuntu. Both are better than Debian, however,
based on Debian. While I am here not going into the debate of 'Debian vs
something', but experience tells me that Debian is not so easy to use like
is Ubuntu LTS or Kubuntu!

Greetings.
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