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Why is Debian always left out of the distro recommendations? (lemmy.zip)
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I distro hopped for a bit before finally settling in Debian (because Debian was always mentioned as a distro good for servers, or stable machines that are ok with outdated software)

And while I get that Debian does have software that isn't as up to date, I've never felt that the software was that outdated. Before landing on Debian, I always ran into small hiccups that caused me issues as a new Linux user - but when I finally switched over to Debian, everything just worked! Especially now with Debian 13.

So my question is: why does Debian always get dismissed as inferior for everyday drivers, and instead mint, Ubuntu, or even Zorin get recommended? Is there something I am missing, or does it really just come down to people not wanting software that isn't "cutting edge" release?

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[-] mactan@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 hours ago

debian is meant to be stable and ancient, it's for servers

[-] kalpol@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago

It works a treat on old laptops. I daily drive it on an old Latitude and it's awesome

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago

Debian unstable has entered the chat

this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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