Is Debian a linux desktop distro?
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 at
00:12
I’m fairly certain that debian is the distro I need but I would like to check to see if:
a) It’s a desktop distro
b)It’s a major desktop distro
c) has good support
d) will work with windows xp & 7
Thanks in Advance!!
Also what would be the difference between the technical specifications and the system requiremets of an OS.
Tagged with: amp • distro • technical specifications • thanks in advance • windows xp
Filed under: Debian
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a) Yes, it is a desktop distro. The default installation includes the GNOME GUI.
b) Yes it is a major distro. It’s #6 on http://distrowatch.com
c) Yes. They have an active forum at http://forums.debian.net/ and general Linux/Unix forums offer even more support.
d) Yes, it will not conflict with Windows operating systems in any way.
Debian is one of the oldest Linux distrobutions. It uses the apt package manager http://www.debian.org. It is the 6th most popular Linux distrobution and is aimed at intermediate – advanced users. It will work well with Windows but its support is strictly community based, but good if you dont mind that. If you were looking for a begginner Linux OS with good support try Ubuntu
d = how do you mean ‘will work with windows xp & 7′
if you mean can you install and use it in windows then the answer is no,
if you mean can you transfer files across from each, then yes
as long as you have ntfs-3g correctly configured and the windows partitions mounted in linux
and
you have Ext2fs.sys installed in windows to access the linux partitions
you will also need to know how to configure grub, which is the linux bootloader,
and how to remove grub and replace it with the windows bootloader if you do not like debian linux,
the above is if you plan on dual booting,
if you just mean can debian play mp3′s, avi’s, divx, open jpegs, – well anything that windows can do then the answer is yes, but much faster
only ‘fairly certain’, have a look here and take the test
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
i’ve been a mandriva linux user for 5 years