Subj : Re: Great!
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Sat Jan 02 2021 20:47:46

  Re: Re: Great!
  By: Aaron Thomas to bebyx on Sun Jan 03 2021 12:35 am

 AT> I've heard that Debian is more "stable" than Ubuntu, but what is meant by
 AT> that? I haven't had any issues with Ubuntu crashing, and I've used what
 AT> feels like a ton of software with it.

Debian stable is very stable. The software in there got plenty of testing before release but it can be old (by some standards) by the time it is released or soon after.

There is also the testing and unstable branches of debian. If I were to run debian myself I would run a mix of testing and unstable on my desktop. If stability is a concern then stable is what you want.

 AT> I'm interested in Debian because I'm assuming it's lighter and faster than
 AT> Ubuntu, but I'm reluctant because I'm concerned about compatibility when I
 AT> move files from an Ubuntu machine to a Debian one. Should that be a
 AT> concern?

I have no issues moving files around, I use ext4 file systems mostly. I have small partitions for the OS and large ones for files that I can read/write regardless of the OS I am running ATM.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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