Reader supplied reviews for Debian
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8.8 from 321 review(s)
Version: 12
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-10
Votes: 47
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Debian is installed on all my computers and home file storage.
At the very beginning of my acquaintance with Linux, I tried to work on different distributions of Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Open Suse, Fedora, Manjaro.
Open Suse was discarded immediately, because... The speed of my Internet connection is low, and after each reboot it took a very, very long time to update the repository.
So long that I couldn't wait to finish.
Ubuntu kept throwing an error throughout the day, or it would hang, or the application would not respond.
The default snap installed personally dislikes me - the terrible smell of Windows influence.
Snap is a step towards limiting software review by the Linux community.
I have 3 computers with an Intel D525 processor that do not run the Ubuntu installer.
Gnome becomes the heaviest and least customizable desktop.
Xubuntu - Ubuntu installer does not run on computers with a D525 processor.
Manjaro - after the next reboot the hornbeam did not start. And no information about the reason. Strange distribution.
Debian XFCE4 is the only desktop that runs reliably on any hardware.
Debian XFCE4 is your choice for the future.
The unique ability to create my own context menu allowed me to adapt XFCE to quickly solve my problems.
I supplemented the context menu with my own programs and wrote my own file manager.
Debian with XFCE4 desktop is the most stable, reliable and user-friendly operating system!
A huge THANK YOU to all the developers and the entire DEBIAN community!
Eternal memory of Ian Murdock!
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Version: 12
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-09
Votes: 14
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Debian is a reason to stop distro-hopping.
Debian is stable. Even the testing version is more stable than some other distros 'stable' versions.
Fedora is great if you want the latest, and use twice as much RAM.
Ubuntu is great if you don't mind being occasionally told what to do.
Arch is great if you want deep involvement with your install, or even, if you want a very stable system that you have complete control of.
But what I like aboot Debian, and why I prefer it, is that I have a rock solid stable system that I am also in control of.
Also, many applications that are not in the official repositories are available in the .deb binary format that can be installed via 'gdebi'.
Once past the original install, all it takes is setting up user permissions (e.g. make oneself 'Administrator') and setting up repository preferences (Synaptic).
Then you can add compatible repositories (backports, multimedia, other Debian based dsitros) and if need be, change their priority level in /etc/apt/preferences.d/"name". The highest number wins. (Look this up. DistroWatch is not a space for administrative tutorials.)
If you prefer the command line approach, then that can be done too.
It's not even necessary to have a desktop environment. And GUI applications can still be run without a DE.
Speaking of DE's, Debian has a multitude of choice, including my preferred LXDE, which several distros have abandoned in favour of the slower, bloated, immature LXQt.
For a live version, choose your preferred DE, including LXQt.
For an installation, I recommend the netinstall version, whereby you can install as many DE's as you like.
Be aware that whichever DE you choose will install all of the dependencies, so be prepared to do a bit of cleaning afterwards.
But simply: if you want a secure stable system, then I recommend Debian.
Many of the best distros are based upon Debian, and it's easy to customise.
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Version: 12
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-08
Votes: 17
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Hello, I recently installed debian12 under KDE
on my mini pc “MINIS FORUM Series U700”
CPU: Core i5-5257U 4x2.7Ghz
GPU: Intel-Iris Graphcis 6100 with 8GB of RAM and everything works great.
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