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@jargon Well, props to you for starting others out, whichever of us is right in this discussion! :-)
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@ericdbarry !Debian's complexity also helps you on learning useful tools and tricks :)
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@ericdbarry: Indeed, #Debian seems to be tough to make it up (installing is too long(& complex)), and as for #Mint I've mixed impressions
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@ericdbarry: I was hoping you would have had a much better experience with Debian. Debian has not let me down yet, thankfully.
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@amanjpro If you have them virtualized, they'll probably be slower...
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@diablomarcus: Indeed, #LinuxMint had some lag, but !Debian was amazing (almost as fast as my host OS), I think #Debian is an ugly good #OS!
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@danielmarti No doubt. My experience might have been better if I used the 32bit version of #Debian 6.
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@rivenathos It worked great until I started testing multiple distros in VM. Started locking up. Meh, I have to use #ubuntu for work anyway.
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@jargon: Couldn't agree more.
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@jargon: I am using Ubuntu & used to use other distros too, but installing Debian, took almost an hour, & needed too many clicks!
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@jargon I don't think it is hard. I can imagine my bro thinking `Partitioning? What to do? Ahhh!' Most users don't know + lack confidence.
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@jargon: (cont'd) and Debian took as twice as Mint, I also updated the Mint OS, before the Debian installation finishes!! you decide now :)
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@jargon: (the missing part, sorry) I installed Mint (Ubuntu based) and Debian on the same machine, using virtual box, same specification
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@jargon Mostly agree. Point is, he wouldn't. Most users never install apps, let alone OS. Hell, my partner has 2 PhDs; never installed app.
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@jargon We do live in a world where some educated people think use of a terminal a sign of black-hat hackery :-( http://ur1.ca/3chd
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@jargon: good to hear that it was good for you, to tell the truth, I liked how it was performing after installation (more than Mint)
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@jargon: the last time I heard, Linux is not yours, so you cannot kick me out, who knows maybe Im a great user! with a different taste!
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@jargon: If the last thing that you want to hear, is complains about Linux, then why do you answer me, just pretend that you didn't hear me!
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@jargon: And, as for the VBox, not everyone has extra boxes to install another distro to try it out before he decides it suits his taste!
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@jargon Most user don't have a linux using sysadmin friend to guide. You're doing right, but maybe *your* cases are the rare ones?
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@jargon Oh, and point of PhDs was to establish at least average intelligence and intellectual curiosity, not some BS credentialism.
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