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[AdvMutant]

Hey...
Recently I've heard of Hackintosh, and since I always wanted a mac laptop I went to the near computer store to find out if they still have MSI Wind U100's. They did! After doing some research, I've decided that MSI Wind might be too weak for some kinds of programming, such as Visual Studio. Too slow. So I researched a bit more, and found out about Asus Eee PC 1215N, with a larger 12" screen, a little bit faster 1.8GHz processor, NVIDIA ION graphics card, 2GB of RAM, and a 320GB HDD. Simply better.If I'll buy it, however, I'll have to give up OS X. Having a Mac was an old dream I could never afford... Nor could my parents.

Help?

[Alexander]

What is your question?

[AdvMutant]

That's weird. My question is simple - which option is better? A weak MSI Wind with OS X, or a stronger Asus Eee PC with Debian(or any other OS, that isn't OS X)?
I'm gonna use it for programming, by the way.

[Alexander]

I think you are answering your own questions, a weaker netbook with a non-native OS will suffer at one point. Debian will be more familiar most likely and be a lot harder than Ubuntu, so I am not sure why you are wanting to stick with Debian but it is fine.

[AdvMutant]

Recently I started to like doing things my way. My way is light, simple and effective - doesn't it resemble Debian? I don't like Ubuntu mainly because of my first impression of it. Simply too easy to use(and I hate it's orange brown colors). I want to get used to Linux. Getting a netbook - my own computer, makes me feel free. Since I can do anything I want it's my chance to leave Windows, something that I've wanted to do a long time ago. Debian will force me to learn Terminal commands, do things the Linux way, and by that show me the real world of Linux. I'm already running a virtual machine of Debian w/o any GUI, and I like it almost as much as I like Windows XP.

The real question here is, if I'm leaving Windows, which way should I go? I wanted to have a Mac a long time ago, but Linux is something newer for me, so I'm not yet sure which one is better. I according to recommendations(not only the forum, non-geek friends too) I better go with Linux because Mac(Hackintosh) will force me to stay with weak hardware, not something I want.

[Alexander]

AdvMutant said:

The real question here is, if I'm leaving Windows, which way should I go?

Debian is a wise choice for your needs, it is perfect more or less for learning what you wish with Linux and is a very stable distribution.

[AdvMutant]

Well, Nullw0rm, I trust you. You know what you're talking about. That was the answer I was looking for - thanks.
So, instead of what I've planned I'll get an Eee PC and use Debian. Odds are that I'll tweak it a little to look like OS X just for the fun of it...

Thanks again :)

[DEViANT]

Side Note :

Ubuntu and Debian are closely related.

Ubuntu builds on the foundations of Debian's architecture and infrastructure, but has a different community and release process.


About Debian

Debian is 'the rock upon which Ubuntu is built'.

Debian is a volunteer project that works on developing a GNU/Linux operating system. The Debian project began more than a decade ago and has since grown to comprise more than 1,000 members with official developer status, and many more volunteers and contributors. It has expanded to encompass over 20,000 'packages' of free and open-source applications and documentation.


About Ubuntu

Ubuntu provides a system based on Debian with frequent, regular releases and a consistent desktop interface. It is backed by Canonical's commercial services and support on both the desktop and the server. It releases critical bug fixes and is never more than six months away from the latest version of anything in the open-source world.

Sauce : Ubuntu and Debian | Ubuntu

See also : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debian

[AdvMutant]

Awesome, thanks :)
But Debian is considered a a distro for the advanced Linuxers, that's why I want it.

[DEViANT]

If you really want advanced, go with BSD. Its awesome.

Also, I'd like to know of a single 'advanced' thing you can do on debian which cannot be done on ubuntu.

[AdvMutant]

I'll look into BSD.

That's not the point. Ubuntu just as good as Debian. Or Mint, Mandriva, Red Hat or any other Linux distro. Ubuntu is based on Debian like you said, and it's well-known for it's advanced GUI. Debian, however, is known to be rock-solid and stable. There are no things that you can do on Debian and not on Ubuntu, but things that you can do on Ubuntu but not on Debian. Ubuntu is basically an evolution of Debian(correct me if I'm wrong).

[mrlemke]

I wouldn't call Debian advanced. At all. It's an easy and simple distrobution use, like Ubuntu (however Ubuntu is even easier). If you wanted to be advanced, do with Arch Linux or Gentoo. Also, one advanced thing Debian can do over Ubuntu is log into root and not sudo everything.