MX Linux Vs Ubuntu | The battle for the best Debian based Linux distro
In this video, I’ll be comparing MX Linux 18.1 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, side by side and in depth. And as you know, I’ll keep it short and on point.
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Ubuntu has always been the most popular of all the children of Debian. With a huge company like Canonical behind it, Ubuntu has been enjoying its status as the number one Linux distro. But a prodigal son has been on the rise. Gaining popularity in the Linux community. Yes, I am talking about MX Linux.
Ubuntu is based on Debian testing branch. On the other hand, MX Linux is based on Debian stable. So yes, MX Linux is more stable than Ubuntu in a sense. But there’s more to it.
Debian is ridiculously stable. A stable version of Debian consists of packages that have undergone extensive testing and .. it cannot just get any more stable. Stability is the prime moto of Debian stable version. Debian doesn’t even have a release schedule. A new version of Debian is released only when the developers have an absolute agreement on the impeccable stability of the packages. This is the main reason why professionals trust Debian with their servers. The same goes for MX Linux. The packages are highly stable and the MX system is highly dependable.
Ubuntu is a stability-focused distro too. But it has newer packages than MX. The packages on ubuntu are updated more frequently and are generally very stable. Personally, I trust Ubuntu so much that I use it as my daily driver and I do all my development work on it. Package management is very harmonious in Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is a 100 percent dependable if you do a fresh install and continue to use it as it is. No problems at all. But updating the OS has broken by display drivers, leaving me unable to boot into the OS on multiple occasions. This cannot be overlooked when you are dealing with a stable distro like Ubuntu.
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