Having the non-free drivers available as needed does make things a little more convenient for home computing.
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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.
Good breakdown. I might end up using it on my next desktop
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.
good article
Its my main workstation and it's pure debian: everything you need, and it just works.
Using an amdgpu and it was probably the easiest install I've ever done. No snap bullshit either, kde came up first go.
Debian is taking the unique approach of "not shooting themselves in the dick by trying to push features everybody hates".
I have been using Debian 11 as a my daily driver for the past couple years, sure it may be old and outdated and doesn't get as great of performance on games due to the old kernel, but I would rather have stability than the newest software.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!
Debian sid(testing) is better for regular desktop usage because of security patches and bug fixes but debian stable is good for servers
Debian sid works for both servers & workstations??
Yes, but sid is not good for servers because of regular updates. Always stable is best.
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