Post AYG2SScKkGFf5PPpHk by tacosandlinux@emacs.ch
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(DIR) Post #AYG2SScKkGFf5PPpHk by tacosandlinux@emacs.ch
2023-07-31T11:40:39Z
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I tried #Debian 12 this weekend on an old PC that has been giving problems with #Fedora. Wow!! Debian really has become something special. It installed easily and no issues. It recognized my ancient #NVIDIA card and used the best drivers available. #GNOME is looking and working amazingly. There are a few quirks that threw me off. But those were primarily because I needed to do things the Debian way. Like having to skip creation of root account to make my user the admin account at install time. I was so concerned with packages and apps versions being too old. But there's #Flatpak and #Containers like #podman to deal with that. I came out with a very different perspective of #Debian. I had a lot of respect for the Debian project but I always opted for #Ubuntu or #Fedora. But it's weird to say this but those distros have become too opinionated. In a good way because they serve a unique audience and use. Which I include myself to be part of.But wow this latest Debian release has changed my perspective. I am glad I gave it a chace this weekend.
(DIR) Post #AYG2STIWDPznCF9W2S by jbowen@mast.hpc.social
2023-07-31T15:37:06Z
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@tacosandlinux I ran Debian for a while before switching to Fedora about 10 years ago to get newer packages quicker without having to compile them myself.After the latest round of Red Hat pissing off the community, I switched back to Debian and am happily using sid in the places where I want newer packages. And including the option to install non-free firmware is awesome, as that was the last pain point with Debian on laptops and their Wi-Fi hardware.