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Whats so great about Debian?

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Agent007:
Hi guys,

I'm running RH8, since everyone talks alot about Debian, I'd like to know the major differences between debian and RH8.

thanks,
007

Master of Reality:
Debian uses a different packaging system. it uses "apt-get" wich can automatically download package files which have a .deb extension. I havent used debian more than a couple seconds so i cant say much more.

Calum:
ask creedon, he uses it.
the difference though as i have heard is that debian is not a red hat copy like mandrake is, it has its own package management system (that all debian users will say is superior to any other package management system) and so on and so on. why not go to debian.org and see what they're saying about it?

voidmain:
Red Hat is developed by a company, Debian is developed by the community.

creedon:
As Calum said, I use Debian.  The difference between Debian and the rpm-based distros is more than package management, although apt/dpkg is a great system.  There's a philosophical difference; Debian is a group of volunteers that have built the (arguably) most stable Linux distibution available.  Their quality control is extremely stringent; the "stable" branch usually will not crash unless the system has a hardware failure.  The more "cutting egde" branches ( testing, unstable) are somewhat more prone to crashes, but they still run very well on most systems.  It is perfectly possible to install Debian "stable" and never have to re-install; that was the original intent of apt/dpkg.  When a new "stable" branch was released, the operator only had to establish an internet connection, enter "apt-get dist-upgrade" (without uotes) and the system would be automatically upgraded to the latest release, with no problems like dependancies or software conflicts, all at no cost to the owner (did I mention that Debian is a FREE operating system?)
All in all, I've found Debian to be tehnologically, morally and financially a VERY satisfying experience.

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