Nothinman
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APT isn't the key reason to use Debian (although with >11K packages in unstable it's a damn good one), the main reason is the quality of the packages. Even the unstable/testing trees are usable on a day to day basis (with the occasional breakage which is usually fixed in a day or so at the longest). Debian has strict guidelines that all packages must adhere to and you can't get that installing RPMs from random sources across the net, sure you can get a similar (although it still seems less polished compared to Debian to me) quality by only using RH official packages but then you limit yourself quite a bit.
The entire system is what makes Debian great, not just the package management.
The entire system is what makes Debian great, not just the package management.