Debian-based GUI distros

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Mike Reinehr wrote:

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>>My impression is that Libranet and maybe UserLinux are the only ones
>>that retain "guaranteed" compatibility with the Debian respository.
>>Anyone know?
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I believe Mepis will also use the standard sources, (guaranteed 
compatibility? maybe not) but they recommend NOT to do an apt-get 
dist-upgrade, just stick to apt-get upgrade, since if you dist-upgrade 
you may no longer have mepis, just debian. They have forums you could 
have a look at. I installed it, (v.2004.01) a couple of days ago and 
bombed it trying to use gnome config tools, but the install is a breeze, 
(too easy), but only installs kde for a wm. I did a apt-get update 
apt-get upgrade, then apt-get install gnome, and a nicely configured 
version of gnome 2.6 installed without problem, I assume from debian 
sources. I haven't tried the nvidia stuff yet, just the nv driver.

I like debian, and have been using libranet for years, and mepis seems 
like a good debian based distro. I'm waiting for Libranet 3.0 to come 
out. I very much recommend libranet, but v.2.8.1 is a bit dated now. 
Mepis optionally runs kernel 2.6.7.