Debian unstable vs. Ubuntu

[jonantice]

Which is more "bleeding edge" in your opinions: Ubuntu (with backports) or Debian unstable?

[rokytnji]

Sidux or AntiX with Sidux repos enabled.

[techieMoe]

Which is more "bleeding edge" in your opinions: Ubuntu (with backports) or Debian unstable?

I would guess Debian. In my personal experiences, even the Alphas of Ubuntu are surprisingly stable and conservative in their changes.

[coopstah13]

you are still stuck with specific versions of packages in ubuntu and will have to upgrade to a new release to get newer versions, you would not have to do this with debian unstable

if you want something truly bleeding edge, I would go with arch.

[Bemk]

For me Ubuntu is good enough, but that might be because I don't really care about bleeding edge. There are good distro's around that are bleeding edge, but I think the unstable releases for Debian are more bleeding edge.

[vannilinux]

Me also Guess Debian ..

[GNU-Fan]

A word of warning though. Stay away from Debian Sid if you don't have a certain level of experience with GNU/Linux systems. Often you will have to employ temporary interim workarounds for some broken parts until a fix arrives some days later.

For example, last week the gnome-panel has been disabled after an update. The other day X wouldn't start automatically. No big deal for me but I know this could definitely ruin the day for many other users.

[Bemk]

A word of warning though. Stay away from Debian Sid if you don't have a certain level of experience with GNU/Linux systems. Often you will have to employ temporary interim workarounds for some broken parts until a fix arrives some days later.

For example, last week the gnome-panel has been disabled after an update. The other day X wouldn't start automatically. No big deal for me but I know this could definitely ruin the day for many other users.

I hear people say the following quite often: "The Debian stable is often too stable, but the Debian unstable is often too unstable"

Those people will often choose the latest Ubuntu short term release.

I personally don't really mind using old software, though it becomes annoying when a certain release is no longer supported.

[GNU-Fan]

I hear people say the following quite often: "The Debian stable is often too stable, but the Debian unstable is often too unstable"

There is also Debian Testing, which should be somewhere between the two