223 - Customizing Debian for the best Linux desktop

Robbie and Eric demonstrate how to use Compiz to spice up the default Debian installation, allowing for a very fast and customizable Linux desktop.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• linux
• debian
• ubuntu
• mint
• desktop
• compiz
• effects
• customize
• customization

[eggchris]

very good video, thanks and keep up the great work

[linuxguy2009]

@thatguyoverthere64 No your bass ackwards. Ubuntu uses packages that are not very well tested like "alpha/beta" quality, this is one of the reasons I quit using it. Things not working that just should. Debian stable is not a rolling release. No its not for newbies. I started out on Ubuntu 8.04 and ditched it by 10.04. Then I went to Debian stable. By then I was completely comfy with it. Only difference in use is that you don't have the custom Ubuntu apps. No big deal.

[thatguyoverthere64]

@linuxguy2009 don't you have to use like all alpha/beta packages in every update since it's a rolling release? I don't use it, I use Ubuntu, but I've heard that Debian is not beginner-friendly.

[linuxguy2009]

Debian is great. Its such a reliable distro.

[crobuntu]

@RebLin51 Deb + Ian = Debian

[RebLin51]

Debian is named after Ian Murdock the original developers wife Debra.