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Should I be using Debian?
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this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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I'm lazy. I just want things to work. So in your shoes, I wouldn't go trying to create work if things work fine.
I run Debian on my home server and my VPS, but I chose it for familiarity and stability. I wouldn't say Debian is inherently barebones; you can add/build whatever you want. It is a longstanding, capable distro that is the base of many other distros. It's a solid choice that favors stability. And if things are working with Mint, why break them?
By contrast, I run CachyOS on my laptop because it's a newer laptop and the rolling release model of CachyOS (and Arch, which it's built on) gets the updates and hardware support I need to make my laptop work. It's simpler, better, and less work, and significantly more functional than it's be with Debian, because the rolling release distro moves fast. My home server is 10 year old hardware, so the more stable Debian is fine.