On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:41:35 +0100 Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote:
> However I do have a couple of questions:- > > 1 - Is keeping a Debian system up to date just like Ubuntu, i.e. one > just needs to run 'apt update;apt upgrade' at regular intervals? ... > and of course autoremove and clean as required. The process is identical. Or you can automate it with auto-apt-upgrades. > > 2 - Can I easily make a 'server' type installation without a GUI? This > is for a backup system in my garage which is (usually) headless. Yes. Do not select any GUI wen you get to that question during installation. > Even better can I do the installation via ssh? Part of it, yes. But you need a display and keyboard to get that far in the process. > > 3 - Piece of string type question - what versions to install? On the > backup system stable is obvious. The other two systems are my desktop > which is also used as my mail server (running postfix) and my laptop. > I think I'll go for testing on the laptop but I'm not sure whether > stable or testing would be best for the desktop. I tended to keep my > desktop running Ubuntu LTS releases, would I get about the same 'feel' > with Debian stable? Unless you have a specific reason to use testing, I suggest stable on all your machines. Stable is much closer to the LTS releases than testing. But since you didn't say what your complaints about xubuntu are, I can't give you any guidance on whether you will get away from them with Debian. On stable, XFCE is at version 4.18. Testing is currently at 4.18 also. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
