I finally got enough money to get a new OS. So far I've tried only RPM based distros. I have heard only good things about Ubuntu - single CD though based on Debian. What I want to know is after installing Ubuntu, using the much talked about apt-get (provided I'm connected to the net), can I get specific Debian software packages (say related to engineering and such stuff) onto my OS ? And what about updates - how soon will Ubuntu be deprecated vis-a-vis Debian ?
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:26:06 +0530, "rohit bhute" rvbhute@gmail.com said:
I finally got enough money to get a new OS. So far I've tried only RPM based distros. I have heard only good things about Ubuntu - single CD though based on Debian. What I want to know is after installing Ubuntu, using the much talked about apt-get (provided I'm connected to the net), can I get specific Debian software packages (say related to engineering and such stuff) onto my OS ?
Check out Ubuntu's Universe component. You might find your packages in that section. Or otherwise you can always point your sources.list to some Debian mirror and download packages from there.
And what about updates - how soon will Ubuntu be deprecated vis-a-vis Debian ?
Ubuntu claims to keep bleeding edge packages in their mirrors. But my sources.list points to Debian's mirrors.
-Anurag
On 29 Dec 2004, rohit bhute spake thusly:
I finally got enough money to get a new OS. So far I've tried only RPM based distros. I have heard only good things about Ubuntu - single CD though based on Debian.
Why not just install GNU/Debian ? It's been here -- and it will be here.
On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 11:47:53AM +0530, quasi ! wrote:
On 29 Dec 2004, rohit bhute spake thusly:
I finally got enough money to get a new OS. So far I've tried only RPM based distros. I have heard only good things about Ubuntu - single CD though based on Debian.
Why not just install GNU/Debian ? It's been here -- and it will be here.
Ubuntu gives you free soft-core porn, and more importantly I think it's a very smooth install. Co-worker installed it on a spare box.
Knoppix. can use it to demo/try linux.
("GNU/Debian"?)
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Satya wrote:
Ubuntu gives you free soft-core porn,
What does that mean?
and more importantly I think it's a very smooth install.
Have you ever tried new Debian installer?
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On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 07:27:07PM +0530, Rajendra Prasad Murakonda wrote:
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Satya wrote:
Ubuntu gives you free soft-core porn,
What does that mean?
and more importantly I think it's a very smooth install.
Have you ever tried new Debian installer?
No, not really. But someone else has, and it seems pretty smooth.
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