[Wylug-discuss] Ubuntu loses the plot: looking elsewhere...

[Kenneth]

   - I am a bit wedded to Debian's packaging system
   - As far as I can see Mint is basically a rebadged Ubuntu
   - I'm thinking of reverting to vanilla Debian


Sounds like you want Linux Mint Debian Edition. It's Mint, but based on
Debian rather than Ubuntu. Also takes the rolling release model

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Jim Jackson <jj at franjam.org.uk> wrote:


> I'm thinking of reverting to vanilla Debian, especially for
> my home server.
>
> Anybody using Arch Linux? I've heard good things, but I am a bit wedded to
> Debian's packaging system. What's pacman like? and does their package
> management really work.
>
> As far as I can see Mint is basically a rebadged Ubuntu - there are quite a
> few such distros. The dependance on Ubuntu is problematic. But I'd be happy
> for someone to convince me otherwise.
>
> Any other recommendations?
>
> Other than Fedora that is :-) Yes I know about Fedora.
>
> cheers
> Jim
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