<![CDATA[Today is a great day to learn about Debian.]]>Today is a great day to learn about Debian.

It's far from perfect, but by golly once you learn it it's pretty sweet. Highlights:

  • Everything is transparent, sometimes painfully so
  • Debian isn't a company
  • You still have apt, so deb packages still probably work
  • Flatpak makes desktop use easy
  • Hate updates? Debian only releases a major new version every two years.
  • Nobody is ever, ever, ever going to sell you "Debian Pro"

If Ubuntu's got you down today, I dare you: give Debian a try.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1378f9f9-22b1-4e06-940b-5ecf614c6d92/today-is-a-great-day-to-learn-about-debian.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 06:55:43 GMTMon, 04 May 2026 21:33:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Tue, 05 May 2026 17:57:15 GMT]]>@veronica I have been running Debian on my Desktop since ~2000. Since at least 10years even all updates are smooth as possible. Highly recommendation!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/75ohm/statuses/116523259377959070https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/75ohm/statuses/116523259377959070Tue, 05 May 2026 17:57:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Tue, 05 May 2026 13:01:45 GMT]]>@veronica 100% agree. I ran Ubuntu for a while, but went upstream to Debian - same core, but without all of the commercial stuff on top.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/SheamusPatt/statuses/116522097401752888https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/SheamusPatt/statuses/116522097401752888Tue, 05 May 2026 13:01:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Tue, 05 May 2026 08:46:54 GMT]]>@veronica@explains.social

I run LMDE, which is Debian with just a hint of Mint and a sprinkle of Cinnamon 🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/adbd429f-fdfa-487d-b461-7bcceb0527aahttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/adbd429f-fdfa-487d-b461-7bcceb0527aaTue, 05 May 2026 08:46:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Tue, 05 May 2026 06:40:27 GMT]]>@veronica@explains.social also one can take so much bs. Windows is just user-unfriendly enough to grind one's gears in the long run, and from what I tested from some recent MacOS version, feels like OEM Android distros with how stiff it felt.

If someone sticking to such systems can be convinced to test, from what I observed over the years, such person will be more prone to "deshitify" his/her workflow and tools, even if not necessarily moving to Linux.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thebrainbin.org/m/random/p/648819/-/reply/545232https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thebrainbin.org/m/random/p/648819/-/reply/545232Tue, 05 May 2026 06:40:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Tue, 05 May 2026 05:49:16 GMT]]>@veronica I switched to Debian for my servers and it's so boring I forget they exist. 10/10 will recommend

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/petterroea/statuses/116520396833803970https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/petterroea/statuses/116520396833803970Tue, 05 May 2026 05:49:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Tue, 05 May 2026 05:44:42 GMT]]>@veronica Yeah! I'm using Debian both on my server and laptop, and I'm using Arch on my PC. This way I can play with new versions of software and enjoy stability of Debian when I need to. But today, with Flatpak and containers anyone can have latest software on Debian, with isolation from rest of the system, so apps will not break anything.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://aelspire.info/users/aelspire/statuses/01KQVANKE8SEDMPBZ2AYA4DTPWhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://aelspire.info/users/aelspire/statuses/01KQVANKE8SEDMPBZ2AYA4DTPWTue, 05 May 2026 05:44:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Mon, 04 May 2026 21:44:32 GMT]]>Also, shouting this one with the bold text:

Debian isn't just for servers. Debian rocks on a desktop.

"But Veronica, I need newer packages!"

Do you really? If I'm doing dev work and need something newer, I'm using containers. If I need desktop applications, there's usually Flatpak/AppImage/Nix/source. And backporting and pinning is an option if you want to get super nerdy with it.

I don't like when my desktop updates. It means I have to relearn stuff. If you feel the same way, consider Debian. On your desktop. Seriously.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://explains.social/users/veronica/statuses/01KQTF6D0EVRJF1EQFHS1DC8Z9https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://explains.social/users/veronica/statuses/01KQTF6D0EVRJF1EQFHS1DC8Z9Mon, 04 May 2026 21:44:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Today is a great day to learn about Debian. on Mon, 04 May 2026 21:35:47 GMT]]>@veronica that is a good summary about why I choose Debian as my main distro almost every time I can

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.maverick-hq.org/users/z3r0/statuses/01KQTEPCPXYW8VF3FNG8GXZVQChttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gts.maverick-hq.org/users/z3r0/statuses/01KQTEPCPXYW8VF3FNG8GXZVQCMon, 04 May 2026 21:35:47 GMT