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I could have written this same post almost exactly. started on Slackware, moved to Red Hat 5 then to Debian around when hamm (2.0) came out. Still have the bu
by jcurbo 14y ago
I could have written this same post almost exactly. started on Slackware, moved to Red Hat 5 then to Debian around when hamm (2.0) came out. Still have the bumper sticker I got from buying an official slink CD set. I even flirted around with helping a bit and thinking of becoming a DD but never went through with it.
I've always preferred Debian's package management over all others and was happy to see Ubuntu take the approach and try to take it to a wider audience.
- jzawodn 14y agoSame here. I suspect this is a very well worn path.
- bcrescimanno 14y agoYup, same boat here. I remember scouring the web for RPMs for my various Redhat installs and always thinking, "there must be a better way." In doing some work on the Gnome 2 HIG around 2000 or so, someone suggested I give Debian another shot. At the time, the installation process was absolutely terrible compared to the install of Redhat; but, I'd installed Slackware as early as 1996, so I made it through. I'm not sure I've ever been as satisfied as the first time I ran "apt-get install XXXXXXX" and all my dependencies were hammered out for me. Ran SID for a couple of years before my love of Dark Age of Camelot drove me back to Windows for a while. Been using Ubuntu since the 6.04 days and mostly like it: I always referred to Ubuntu as "Debian with a 'just works' attitude." Sadly, I'm not sure that characterization still applies to Ubuntu; maybe it's time I give Debian another go.
- nacker 14y agoMy route: Slackware, Redhat, Mandrake, Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and now Mint Debian. I finally got fed up with reinstalls, and so far very happy with Mint Debian's semi-rolling approach. Also very happy with their inclusion of Cinnamon and Mate. Excellent community. Give it a go!