View Poll Results: In your experiance, how stable is the Debian distribution (PURE Debian, NOT Mepis, Ubuntu, etcetera)
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Not stable or reliable at all -- boot freezes and kernel panics are the norm.
0 0% -
Somewhat unreliable, I get an error maybe two or three times a day.
1 2.86% -
It's okay.
5 14.29% -
Somewhat stable -- crashes and errors aren't too common -- maybe once or twice a week.
5 14.29% -
Wonderful, I've left it running for days with no issues at all.
24 68.57%
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I'm asking this because I might switch to Debian soon -- I've heard good things about the sarge distribution.
I would also appreciate comments about hardware compatibility.
Thanks...
- 09-07-2005 #1Linux Enthusiast
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Debian Stability
I'm asking this because I might switch to Debian soon -- I've heard good things about the sarge distribution.
I would also appreciate comments about hardware compatibility.
Thanks
- 09-07-2005 #2forum.guy
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Debian Sarge is about as stable as it gets.
- 09-07-2005 #3Just Joined!
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Untouchable
Rock solid. Switch now...no reason not to (unless you absolutly need up to date packages)
- 09-07-2005 #4Linux User
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Debian Sarge is every bit as stable as Slackware, and beyond that it would be difficult to find something of useful comparison.
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
- 09-07-2005 #5Linux Guru
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Sarge is super stable. I have a server with sarge (since sarge was released) and the only reason the uptime is not several months is because of power outages.
Brilliant Mediocrity - Making Failure Look Good
- 09-07-2005 #6Linux Guru
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I like Sarge, I could only give it an OK as I have other OS's that I boot into. But Sarge hasn't crashed yet.
The only annoying problem is my wheel mouse, I can scroll down but not up. How weird is that?
Other than that it is a good distro.How to know if you are a geek.
when you respond to "get a life!" with "what's the URL?"
- Birger
New users read The FAQ
- 09-07-2005 #7Linux Newbie
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Switch now, and you won't be disappointed. I like my Sarge/etch box so much so that I only tinker with my Gentoo box...........er....not that I like Gentoo any less...
- 09-09-2005 #8Linux Enthusiast
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Sounds good... looks like I'll be switching in October, or whenever I can get a new computer built.
- 09-09-2005 #9forum.guy
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You really should consider going with the "netinstall" if you have a fast internet connection:
Originally Posted by chopin1810
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
I usually download the "businesscard.iso" because it's really small and then pickup all the rest by FTP
- 09-09-2005 #10Linux Newbie
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Sarge rocks:
Uptime 150+ days, so have fun with it
Also running Xandros Desktop Business OS 3.0 Deluxe. It´s a very very nice Desktop system based on DebianComputers Are Like Air Conditioners... They\'re both useless with Windows open!
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