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SuperMiguel
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Im an EE student, should it run Ubuntu or Debian ??
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the choice between Ubuntu and Debian for an electrical engineering (EE) student, focusing on usability, application availability, and personal preferences regarding Linux distributions. Participants explore the implications of each option and consider alternatives like Fedora.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Technical explanation
- Exploratory
Main Points Raised
- Some participants suggest that the choice between Ubuntu and Debian is largely interchangeable, as most applications are available on both platforms.
- One participant mentions their experience as a Gentoo user and expresses a desire for a more user-friendly option, indicating that Ubuntu may be preferable for ease of use.
- Another participant highlights that the usability of the operating system is more dependent on the applications available rather than the OS itself.
- Fedora is introduced as an alternative, with a participant noting its unique "spins" that bundle applications for specific purposes, which may be beneficial for EE students.
- There is mention of a specific application, Code::Blocks 10, which has compatibility issues between the two distributions, although it is suggested that this may have been resolved.
- Participants discuss the importance of keeping repositories up to date, with a preference for Ubuntu due to Canonical's maintenance practices.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree that both Ubuntu and Debian are suitable options for the user’s needs, but there are differing opinions on the ease of use and specific application availability. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the best choice, with multiple perspectives presented.
Contextual Notes
Some assumptions about user experience with Linux and specific application needs are present, but not all participants elaborate on their criteria for choosing an operating system.
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TylerH
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It doesn't really matter, nearly everything installable on one is also installable on the other. In fact, I've only seen one example of an application that could run on one, but not the other, and it was an IDE, and therefore, irrelevant to you.
Have you used Linux before? If not, Ubuntu.
Have you used Linux before? If not, Ubuntu.
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SuperMiguel
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TylerH said:
ya been a gentoo user for a while, but gentoo is becoming a pain in the a** having to do everything manually, so just wondering which would be better
For an ee student deb or ubuntu
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TylerH
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Either, since it's the apps not the OS itself that contribute to it's usability for a given purpose.
That said, is there a reason you've not mentioned Fedora? Sometimes it can be hard to choose the right app(I've tried 3 for circuit design.). As I'm sure you know, usually, there's a lot of crappy ones that are all trying to be like the one good one. Fedora has an interesting fix for this, they have what are called spins, which bundle the best apps for a given purpose. I think one of their spins may interest you: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/fel/
That said, is there a reason you've not mentioned Fedora? Sometimes it can be hard to choose the right app(I've tried 3 for circuit design.). As I'm sure you know, usually, there's a lot of crappy ones that are all trying to be like the one good one. Fedora has an interesting fix for this, they have what are called spins, which bundle the best apps for a given purpose. I think one of their spins may interest you: http://spins.fedoraproject.org/fel/
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SuperMiguel
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Umnn never tough about fedora
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SuperMiguel
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any student?
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story645
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I'm agreeing with everyone else: the different distros are more or less interchangeable, specially since ubuntu is http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntu-and-debian. Since you're sick of doing things manually, ubuntu would probably be better 'cause Canonical tends to keep the repos pretty up to date. Otherwise, choose whichever one your department uses or better yet whichever your lab uses (if you're doing research.)
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TylerH
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To add to what story said: I assumed it was understood, just in case I'll go ahead and throw it out there. They literally use the same package system. A Debian package can be installed on Ubuntu and vice versa. The ONLY exception to this that I know of is Code::Blocks 10 which uses a version of wxWidgets incompatible with Ubuntu's version. And it may have been fixed by now, idk.
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story645
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Or you can just install wxWidgets from source and call it a day.TylerH said:
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TylerH
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story645 said:
Not if you're tired of doing it the manual way.
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SuperMiguel
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TylerH said:Not if you're tired of doing it the manual way.
:)
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