@ploum God uses Debian

@ploum Arch is my "just works" distro nowadays, for machines where I don't mind rebooting them every once in a while.

Has a rep of being very hardcore, but it's really mostly a meme. It's probably the most consistently stable distro I think I've ever run since you do rolling updates instead of big bang version migrations.

Like yeah you may need to tinker a bit, but it pales in comparison with the open heart rocket surgery you need to do when Ubuntu isn't working.

@ploum

How good is #Debian 13 #trixie for #blind users now? Esp. non-geeks? I need to install a PC for a #visuallyImpaired person and wonder, if I should go for #Gnome or something else?

@debian @gnome

#accessibility #Linux

@ploum
Yupp, I am not allowed to use NixOS at work, so I settled on a Debian + nix combo. Deb is clean and stable, and nix has all the fancy+reproducible things I need. <3

#nixos #debian

@ploum I aligned with you on #Ubuntu having all kind annoying things like Snap. I prefer #LinuxMint ship with Cinnamon, easy to migrate Windows users on it. I would say the difference of LinuxMint over #Debian is
* Ubuntu deb versions so much more up to date than Debian stable
* That's helping on the software/hardware compatibility ( compatible deb, and more recent kernel supported )
For a stable system and long support #Debian is amazing

@ploum while I agree, Debian imho misses a more user friendly release upgrade. This is the ingredient that makes Ubuntu and LMDE the better option for novice users. The official guide to dio this or Debian is still a command line nerd fest.

https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/release-notes/upgrading.en.html

@ploum ouaip ce qu'à fait debian pour sa version 13 est formidable.
https://dimitriregnier.net/blog/debian-13-trixie/

@ploum I've used Debian for approximately eight years and I've installed KDE+Debian on my relatives' computers but I've realised that it wasn't a smart choice because Debian doesn't offer rollbacks in case of failed updates/upgrades or (true) automatic updates/upgrades. You become the de facto admin of the computer because it requires an "expert" to install and to maintain. I have since moved on to Aurora for myself and my relatives and it's a hassle-free experience. You should give Aurora or Bluefin (if you prefer Gnome) a try some day.

@ploum debian with gnome + flatpack is unbeatable

@ploum I fully support this Deb-Ian is a great system. Thanks to Ian Murdock, may he rest in peace.

@ploum I enjoy Debian. Using on my my Laptop, desktop and mom's desktop. My server uses Ubuntu server but Debian would've worked fine.

@ploum You are spot on...But Ubuntu deserves kudos for pushing the Debian team into making it the distro it always should have been...and if Ubuntu will dump snaps and reintegrate with Debian, all will be perfect

@ploum Merci vraiment de partager ! c'est important pour plein de gens comme moi qui ont du mal à tout suivre, tout comprendre, tout intégrer !

@ploum
After 15 years as a Ubuntu *user* I just installed Debian trixie - with some help from a pro - on a refurbished thinkpad. Amazing how easy configuration and GUI tweaking are.
Need some additional intelligence on installing non standard repository proggies like signal desktop, SDR++ brown & rtL-433 but thats it.
The next Debian machine I'll install alone.😎

@ploum
I'd like to use Debian on my ThinkPad Yoga but virtual keyboard does not work properly 🥺. I'm on fedora which is a great distro 😃