[sf-lug] debian vs ubuntu question

[Ken Shaffer]

Well, the reported bad update  problem (on some earlier  thread) was with
the 4.18 kernel, which is a 9 month support kernel.  This is now the
default on Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04.2, but the original long term support
kernel, 4.15, is still avail on the Ubuntu 18.04.1 release.  Unless you
need the later kernel, or are willing to put up with a 9 month update cycle
on the latest Hardware Enablement Stack (with the latest 9 month kernel),
stick with the 4.15 kernel. The only problems I had with Ubuntu 18.04, I
also had with 16,04 (systemd related), so  either would be OK for your
stated needs. The biggest difference you would see is the desktop, which of
course may be changed.
Ken

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 12:48 PM Jim Stockford <jim.stockford at gmail.com>
wrote:

> thank you.
> I have sent my laptop to Zareason for them to re-install
> because of config problems. I have a day or two to
> decide whether to ask them to re-install Ubuntu 18.04
> or some other distro. I only use a terminal window,
> the Thunderbird email client, wi-fi, and Firefox.
> You have a suggestion?
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 12:34 PM Michael Paoli <
> Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
>> > From: "Jim Stockford" <jim.stockford at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: [sf-lug] debian vs ubuntu question
>> > Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:03:46 -0800
>>
>> > Does the current release of Debian have
>> > none
>> > some
>> > all
>> > of the problems in Ubuntu 18.04
>> > ?
>>
>> The correct answer would be:
>> some
>>
>> Ubuntu is based upon Debian, thus shares much of the same software.
>> But Ubuntu is not Debian, nor is Debian Ubuntu.
>> Ubuntu has additional/different package/software, and changes, that aren't
>> present in/on Debian.
>> And there are more than enough differences between Debian and Ubuntu,
>> that one can certainly say there are at least some problems (e.g. bugs)
>> present on Ubuntu that aren't present on Debian, and vice versa.  Plus
>> with their having much software in common, there certainly will be
>> problems common to both.  So, therefore, the answer is:
>> some
>>
>>
>>
>>
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