I have used Debian for the past 3 years, who else uses Debian?
Also, what makes you use Debian?
Switched from Ubuntu to Debian this year. With one extra GNOME package install, its basically the same without snaps, so perfect for me.
@trk@aussie.zone @ing since you mentioned Ubuntu. I also switched from Ubuntu Server to Debian for the servers, too.
I used to like Ubuntu LTS because it was just Debian that wasn’t quite as out of date, but more recent installs seem to suggest that you only get all the patches if you subscribe to their paid service? Not sure what the fine print is on that.
This box was turned on, Nextcloud installed, and never touched since (side from apt updates).
06:49:18 up 2081 days, 22:07, 1 user, load average: 0.21, 0.33, 0.42I love Debian, its IMO the best distro even though atm I dont use it. Its the most stable and by far the distro that just works the most.
Sure its the most stable, but the packages are usually out of date
Old but not necessarily out of date. The system is at a stable state. It’s working and we don’t want to make changes that can compromise stability. New features and other big code changes comes with increased risk of something breaking. Debian Stable means running code that have been tested and used a lot.
Security fixes and critical bugs get back ported if feasible, or a package might get updated to a newer version.
I agree with you. I didn’t say Debian was bad. There are people who want the stability of Debian and that’s not a bad thing
I was just to clarify that you’re not sitting with software full of security issues because of older versions of packages. And then some bonus info on what “stable” means in Debian :-)
I use it on every server I set up. Just configure it once and leave it, it works. I love not having to constantly adapt to changes from package updates, since I rely on Debian’s index, which is updated quickly only in case of critical security issues.
Yeah, Debian for services/servers (Raspberry Pi in my case) and Gentoo on the desktop.
But for the not tech-savy family members I’ve choosen Fedora for them. They need more GUI.
Stable, fully foss and commonly used.
Debian since 1998 checking in
I use it because it’s just always been there it’s the foundation for so many other distros and can be customized the way I want it to be. All the packages are for the most part vanilla other than fixing them to follow the Debian rules. The Debian rules are great since once you learn them. You knows where to find anything on a Debian system.
