Re: [orca-list] Debian 8 'Jessie' released

["B. Henry" <burt1iband gmail com>]

I have not used straight debian for a while now, but have always found it to be a good experience. After 
maybe a year switching to testing may become 
necesary as things are not updated much other than bug fixes compared with many distros. This is great for 
servers and the like where max stability is 
usually a priority. 
For the moment you will surely have a very stable system with new enough packages to  keep you happy. 
You will have to set up sudo unless something has changed from the times I installed debian, and I do 
recommend doing this in most cases. At the very 
least consider the implications of root vs sudo in your physical and virtual environment. 
I know some do not care for this, but I add repos so I can get thunderbird and firefox instead of their 
unbranded versions, and if you are not a free 
software purist you will want to look at options and decide whether available free packages meet your needs 
or if you want to go outside of the official 
free echosystem. 
Other's have explained the installer basics. I really like the installer not least of which because you do 
only install what you want and need. I think 
Ubuntu and other distros do a good job at picking software that works well and meets a lot of folks' needs, 
but as you have spent time with Linux and 
tried different media players, editors and the like you may have found exactly what you like best and would 
rather not have anything else on your box. 
I'm personally a media player junky/seem to always have about 5 installed, but I generally don't like a lot 
of clutter and Debian did not make me have 
to remove stuff I did not like or use. 
In the since of giving you a good bit of choice, i.e. not over installing by default Debian is great, kind of 
like arch in this. As mentioned above 
however debian is quite conservative in its update policy, its release schedule as well for that matter as 
opposed to arch pushing packages out the door 
with not much testing over time to say the least...lol
You may need to add unofficial repos or build some things from source if you keep running debian and really 
need latest versions, but as long as there's 
a way to get what you need this can be an advantage as your base system does not  change much and usually 
remains rock solid 
There's a lot been said re debian testing and unstable vs the oficial releases and repos that is worth 
checking in to if you are not that familiar with 
Debian, but at least for a while after a release I recommend most folks stay with it  unless they are coders 
and or like filing bugs and the like.
As an end-user you will not find much that different from Ubuntu once you have your go to software installed. 
.   

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     B.H.
   Registerd Linux User 521886


  Majid Hussain wrote:
Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 03:27:31PM +0100

> hi there,
> I have never used debian before, just the *buntu flavers and vinux.
> what should I know if I go ahead with debian install?
> thank you for your advice, in advance.
>
> thank you all,
> Majid Hussain
>
> On 26/04/2015, Mike Ray <mike raspberryvi org> wrote:
> > Hello folks,
> >
> > The title says it all.  Jessie now released.
> >
> > I installed release candidate 3 a few days ago and I'm very impressed
> > and pleased with the improvements to Orca.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > --
> > Michael A. Ray
> > Analyst/Programmer
> > Witley, Surrey, South-east UK
> > http://eyesfreelinux.ninja/
> >
> >
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