Ubuntu pulls some packages from Debian unstable, so if you find Debian stable too conservative, and unstable too broken, testing might be a workable compromise:

Ubuntu pulls some packages from Debian unstable, so if you find Debian stable too conservative, and unstable too broken, testing might be a workable compromise: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting http://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting I personally have found that Debian unstable is more stable that Ubuntu, but my tolerance for bugs might be different than yours.