[nzlug] ubuntu versus debian?

[Michael Adams]

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:45:28 +1200
David McNab wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm about to install a 320GB HDD into my workstation, and given that
> my 5-year-old Debian installation is one bloated chaotic mess of over
> 100GB, I'm looking to do a fresh OS install.
> 
> Ubuntu comes to mind, as a purportedly more 'human' version of Debian
> - with a much kinder IRC channel, where people don't ignore you or
> yell'RTFS you f****** idiot!'
> 
> My question is - for anyone experienced with Ubuntu and Debian - how
> does Ubuntu stack up against Debian?
> 
> (I see there was an article at
> http://techanchor.blogspot.com/2006/08/ubuntu-vs-debian-what-canonical-doesnt.html
> that every linux blogger and his/her dog have linked to, but it's been
> pulled.)
> 
> All comments appreciated
> 

I'd install Ubuntu on your new disk as hdb. When you have it configured
as you like it, swap your data across from your debian install on hda,
then cfdisk hda, ready for your next experiment.