Debian revisited with 'Squeeze'

"As easier as it gets, as simple as it can be" - this is the present Debian at its testing version. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the debian mirror from Ravi, a hacker and GNU/Linux enthusiast who is also part of the Sampada team.

Now updating the mirror is easy.

I'm no big fan of Ubuntu unlike many of my friends, but Ubuntu has its place too in my office depending on the necessity. But where does Debian figure in picture of distributions? I can't just put it in few words, really. For one, it always presents me this simple face that you could tweak with - much like you shape your own piece of art over clay mould. The other, you have this "real" development aura surrounding it that makes you feel that without Debian you wouldn't be able to do much!

Struggling for words still on why Debian is so different, I feel using it would explain much of what it feels like. Is it the stability? Is it the convenience of not bothering about drastic changes of where stuff went with the new releases - I wouldn't know. But Debian is just too good.

Try it for yourself.

'Squeeze': Toy Story character, The three-eyed space alien.
Debian testing version is code named 'Squeeze'.