Originally Posted by Ageless Stranger

Well Ubuntu is really a branch of Debian which in my opinion is the most stable of the Linux operating systems (dont think desktop environments here), they generally push out security fixes and updates more often than other distributions due to the heavy user base Debian enjoys.

Ubuntu, like Debian has a heavy following with a great forum of supporters offering aid (like most distributions). One difference that is noticable between Suse (add any other distro here you want really) and Ubuntu is that you can opt to have either

I like Ubuntu (Debians) for their package management which I feel is better than any of the other variants offered by other distros (and I have used most of the big distros over the last 12 years).

I used SuSe for about a month before giving up, I cant stand RPM package management it employs (Red Hats) and I didnt like their choice of software. Ubuntu has a very limit set of software upon default install, but small is good and maintainable and you can always install whatever you like post install.

At the end of the day, 12 years Linux experience has taught me go with Debian (Ubuntu, Kubuntu or any other Ubuntu variant).