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DEBIAN 12: More Relevant Than Ever as a Linux Desktop (yewtu.be)

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[–] neo@lemmy.comfysnug.space 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Having the non-free drivers available as needed does make things a little more convenient for home computing.

[–] drwho@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Not having them pretty much makes Debian a non-starter for many home users. It's a thing that one really only runs into when they get serious about using Linux.

[+] unix_joe@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

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[–] ludothegreat@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I recently started using Linux again after a 15+ year hiatus. The Debian installer looks exactly the same as it did when I stopped using it. I'm not hating, just stating why it might look outdated for some people.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's kinda why I like it. No surprises, it asks you the same dozen questions in the same order and installs your new system.

[–] ludothegreat@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, there is nothing wrong with it. It functions and it's very straight forward. But I can see why someone would say it looks outdated.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Totally, it reminds me of the W95 installer if you go for the gui or good old MsDOS if you stay on the CLI.

[–] constantokra@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I love that it doesn't change. I don't like that when I boot from a ventoy disk it doesn't install a boot loader. Took me like 5 installs to figure out what was going on.

[–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 4 points 2 years ago

Debian’s “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” philosophy is why I use Debian for all my servers. I would rather have something look old and be functional every time.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

The beauty is, once you install it, you can go years before you need to install clean again.

I last re-built my home server in 2019 with Buster and it still has LTS for another year. That's more than enough time to prepare for a rebuild and adjust any of my own custom crap for the latest release.

As an alternate to Flatpack, I have been using LXC to run the latest and greatest while still keeping a stable and predictable host. It's awesome because you can operate an LXC container exactly as if it were a VM or physical machine compared to the more rigid platform of Docker.

[–] milltertime_3227790@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good breakdown. I might end up using it on my next desktop

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Fedora is also worth a look, Debian was my first distro so I always appreciate keeping up with it. But Fedora is SUPER stable and also a top option for privacy and security, so I switched over.

[–] myself33@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

good article

[–] peotr26@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Here is the link to the video on Peertube : https://tilvids.com/w/m4NML5mjvF8fwKHkTU9FN7

[–] ryomensukuna@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Debian sid(testing) is better for regular desktop usage because of security patches and bug fixes but debian stable is good for servers

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Debian sid works for both servers & workstations??

[–] Zymars@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I have been using Debian 11 as a my daily driver for the past couple years, sure it may be old and outdated and doesn't get as great of performance on games due to the old kernel, but I would rather have stability than the newest software. Everything I need works great. I will soon upgrade to Debian 12!