Thanks Johnny,<BR>
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It sounds as if Ubuntu doesn't lag that much behind Debian Sid (unstable) then, which I am using now through Sidux. The reason I like Sidux so much is that it's rolling, so I never have to worry about a new version, just keep up to date through the Sidux scripts. Guessing version to version upgrades in Ubuntu are fairly trivial??<BR>
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Looks as if I'd probably gain more than I lose by moving over, so will do so when I have time.<BR>
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Cheers!<BR>
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Marius<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Wed Jun 3 15:50 , Johnny <jarpublic@gmail.com> sent:<BR>
<BR>
</jarpublic@gmail.com></span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">> So the question is how good/up to date is Mythbuntu compared with Sid? As my</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">> bluetooth keyboard obviously doesn't work out of the box, I haven't</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">> actuially tried it yet, but does it simplify things like modeline</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">> customisation for PAL modes, and VDPAU, or is the setup likely to be pretty</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">> much the same as I'd get sticking with Sid?</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">></span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">> I'd consider moving if it made life easier, but otherwise will bang away at</span><BR>
<span style="color: red;">> getting the Nvidia bug sorted from where I am now.</span><BR>
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Being up to date is probably the primary difference between Debian and<BR>
Ubuntu. Ubuntu is on a relatively rapid update schedule (every six<BR>
months) compared to Debian (when its done). With this comes the<BR>
classic tradeoff of stability/robustness for the newest code. Ubuntu<BR>
is based off of Debian unstable. They do a freeze on Debian unstable<BR>
periodically and then their devs spend their time whipping it into<BR>
shape for what Ubuntu considers a stable release. I moved from Debian<BR>
to Ubuntu a few years ago and found the transition went very smooth.<BR>
In the years since I have learned to give a new release a month or two<BR>
before I update. Understandably there are usually a few major bugs<BR>
lingering around, but they usually get worked out pretty quickly in<BR>
the first few weeks after release. It is really a matter of taste. I<BR>
am an update junky and prefer to have everything updated frequently<BR>
even though it raises the occasional bug more often than I would see<BR>
in a Debian system.<BR>
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I am running mythbuntu 9.04 and I have VDPAU working with mythtv with<BR>
almost minimal effort. I am very pleased with this build.<BR>
</blockquote><BR>