On 7/31/07, Chetan S cshring@gmail.com wrote:
One more issue that I perceive is that distros don't always have good hardware compatibility. Let me explain it in more detail. Ubuntu 6.06 worked well on my friend's machine. No issues. But Ubuntu 7.04 refuses to work on the same machine. Some driver compatibility issues.
I agree on this one. 7.04 was a mistake more than anything else. I am yet to meet someone who has not had problem with 7.04. Having said that the alternatives are two fold -
- 6.0.6
- gutsy. This has worked for me and many others.
I have to say this -- clear the thought of Debian being a geeks-only distro from your mind and give it a serious try. There is little difference between Debian and Ubuntu once it is installed. Here's a good comparison between the two (thanks to the getgnulinux.org thread):
http://polishlinux.org/choose/comparison/?distro1=Ubuntu&distro2=Debian
There's a little bit more to be invested in configuration (and almost none of it requires rocket science) on installation but the end result is a system that is much sleeker, faster and more stable overall.