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Ubuntu or Debian?

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Carlosinfl

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I want to make a switch for a more *nix oriented distro but I am looking for a few things...

- Must detect all hardware
- Latest software like (XMMS, Firefox, Gnome, Apache)
- Easy package manager
- Helpful online community

I want to know what distro will be better for me? I need it to be a Web Server running apache as well. Which would you prefer. Ubunto or Debian?

Please don't mention Gentoo here as that distro scares me and I get frustrated with Linux as it is w/o having to complile font, kernels, apps, and everything else.
 
- Must detect all hardware
- Latest software like (XMMS, Firefox, Gnome, Apache)
- Easy package manager
- Helpful online community
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Debian as well.

1. Newer kernels have a good hardware recognition. Debian is a little behind with "stable" but switch to "testing" or "unstable" and you have a downright bleeding-edge kernel
2. Debian has all that just like any other modern distro
3. apt system is about the greatest thing since sliced bread.
4. Hrm, the stock debian mailing lists have a kind of elitist attitude, but google your problem, its been asked and solved before :D
 
debian, unbuntuu seemed unfinished when i tried it (warty). it wasnt anything big just little things, like the gnome keyring deal crashed alot on my system.
 
If you want to run a server I would go with debian. If you are looking for a more desktop type experience go with ubuntu. It's debian based, but the distro is built to be a user friendly desktop system. Gnome is customized a bit to be clean and there is some great documentation to go through on getting things like mp3, dvd, and other things going here:

http://ubuntuguide.org/
 
As the above poster stated, if you want a more "desktop/workstation" feel, I would suggest Ubuntu. Everything worked right out of the box besides some minor tweaks for my LCD monitor
 
I use Ubuntu as a quick linux implementation myself. It feels good, seems fairly complete, and worked with pretty much everything. I've only found one system I couldn't get it to work with well. They have a *complete* Live CD that you can download and use / try out also, so that way you get an idea of what its like before you install it. :)

Never messed much with Debian, but I do know that Ubuntu has its roots there.

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