> The main difference between Ubuntu-LTS and Debian is that Debian's stable ...

_ea1k on May 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: EC2 Users Should be Cautious When Booting Ubuntu 1...

> The main difference between Ubuntu-LTS and Debian is that Debian's stable release cycle is longer and more thorough.

I believe that the debian stable release cycle is currently at about 2 years, w/ a very short support cycle afterwards. The LTS cycle is 2 years with a 3 years of additional support afterwards.

krobertson on May 17, 2011 [–]

I have to agree more there. We recently moved from Debian to Ubuntu and like it far more.