Seriously though.
Bought an old second-hand Brother printer a while ago and couldn’t be happier.
Model is like 10 years old, yet all spare parts and cartridges as well as just toner are readily available and the printer is perfectly fine (damn how precise laser printers are!).
They just make it happen.
I personally have little issues with systemd (okay, services can stall sometimes, true), but I appreciate brave minds who use other init systems and keep the variety for us to enjoy should we want to.
Just mentioned it as one of the few controversies surrounding Debian :D But then, on the other hand, there’s Devuan for those folks as well…
I actually prefer the start menu of Windows 10 and appreciate KDE going a similar way on Linux
I think Windows 10 has nailed it UI/UX-wise.
Too bad they enshittified it into oblivion.
Debian is independent, OG, a base of so many distros, it is objectively the most stable Linux in existence, it has its own libre kernel…what’s not to love?
Ah, right.
systemd.
Nebula is cool and all, but at the end of the day, it’s still a commercial platform, and those do tend to enshittify and depend a lot on externalities.
As creators grow more dependent on Nebula, Sam and the team of original Nebula creators can wield more power and change the rules.
They already dictate the kind of content that is allowed - for example, Second Thought, one of the original creators behind Nebula, was asked to leave as he doesn’t agree to change public stance on Israeli-Palestinian conflict (he is pro-Palestine). This has suddenly left him without a source of revenue necessary for the production to expand, and has put him into debt.
Solution? Probably independent sponsorships that would go both on YouTube and PeerTube videos. Or a creator reward system like in Lbry/Odysee. Something that would allow to reward creators without going full commercial.
Linus did have emotion control issues and was not always completely rational, but he’s gone a long way towards being incredibly responsible to his child that powers the world.
Also, he long understands that Linux ain’t a hobby project, which some programmers still get to think.
Even as a first-time user, you’ll figure it our rather quickly, no worries. It’s not rocket science, just an option to toggle that allows you to install more modern versions of apps in an isolated mode.
But if we only look at regular installs, your software will stay at the same version until Debian 13 is rolled out, likely in summer 2025. Do not expect any large updates at all until then.
I see, thanks for sharing!
Yep, true. But currently, I don’t see much point in LMDE, as Debian 12 is user-friendly enough as it is - though you’re free to disagree.
Yes, there are notifications. Be aware that, unless you use Flatpaks again, you’ll not have many functional updates - mostly just security. That’s just the way of Debian - keeping you on the same software for 2+ years in the name of stability. Unless you use Debian Testing, that is.
Yeah, I am aware of some of those controversies, and they sure are unfortunate!
However, it’s really, really hard to find a well-supported distro free of controversies. Still doesn’t excuse Manjaro on that front.
I personally did not test Arch for such a long time, but what I had I certainly didn’t like. Also, full barebones approach is not for me, and more of an enthusiast kind of thing. So, to each their own indeed!
As someone mildly interested in OpenSUSE and currently on an Arch-based distro, how much do you miss AUR? Or do you use Distrobox?
Good choice! Running it on my laptop.
Debian 12 is solid and much more user-friendly compared to previous editions.
Expect the software to age without updates, though, or rely on Flatpaks/Distrobox for what you need to be fresh.
Arch is unstable and time-consuming to maintain, and should never be reasonably used as anything but upstream for something usable, you’re wrong!
Jk, you do you :)
Why Void? What are the advantages?
From what I’ve gathered, its “do it all from scratch” approach entails a steep learning curve, and I wonder what one would get into it for.
Whichever one you choose is the right one!
Sounds so wholesome :)