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[David Rysdam]

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:27:42 -0500, Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> On 01/02/2012 01:59 PM, David Rysdam wrote:
> > On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:42:16 -0500, Bruce Labitt<bruce.labitt at myfairpoint.net>  wrote:
> Getting closer to topic - what are the down sides to Debian?  More work 
> for me?  Less hand holding?  But more stable - right?  End of the 
> constant non-compatible/broken updates?

I actually upgraded directly from Ubuntu 10.04 to Debian 6 with zero
problems. That is, I kept my /home (and dotfiles) and just replaced the
OS and had no issues other than having to install packages I want that
weren't installed by default.

I can't say I've been more stable because I wasn't *un*stable before
(reboots basically dictated by power outages). But a lot less updating
for sure. Hasn't been more work.

However, it *has* been MUCH more of a hassle getting accelerated video
to work, because it requires the non-free drivers which Debian is less
willing to handle for the user. I'm not sure I can really blame Debian
for following their charter, though. It's just that I've had to fall
back onto my own ignorance.