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Originally Posted by bendsley
I played with Ubuntu maybe 2 weeks ago, I really wasn't that impressed with it. Though, it is easy to install and move around in.
I'm not really a fan of Gnome either, I like KDE or E.
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It's funny. When I hear die-hard Debian fans talk about Ubuntu, they really don't like it even though all the APT functionality is there. But poeple who are new to linux, or switching from an RPM based packaging distro, they like it a lot.
I think it comes down to choice versus plain functionality. IF you want a K envirnoment, you can have it, but you need to load it seperately then do a lot of tweaking which doesn't seem like lots of fun.
However, if you're looking for a distro that works very well "out-of-the-box" then I think Ubuntu has a lot going for it, especially if you're new to linux. It installs quickly, updates easily and quickly (if you have broadband connection
) and has all the apps that can get you started right away. All with the added bonus of having the stronger and historically most stable distro anywhere as the basis for the whole thing - Debian.
If you know linux and want the power and control of a power user, install Debian. If you're not, and you just want to use GNU/Linux, install Ubuntu.
Either way, try open source and free your mind.
Peace,
Pierre