What about something novel, like installing actual Debian?
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If you want Debian, just install Debian.
Maybe if you're into wm setups and you'd like to not have to do everything from scratch you can install Bunsenlabs instead.
It's just plain Debian with preconfigured Openox, that's all.
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Just use debian
Just go with Debian.
Debian
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I just use Debian and it's fine. I don't understand the point of using "Debian-based" instead of just plain Debian. Maybe I'm missing something but we have some Ubuntu machines at work and it's hard to tell much difference.
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Which features are you looking for beyond what can be done on Debian?
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Debian Testing. My daily driver since.. a long time :)
Pick one. It's debian-based. You literally can't pick "the wrong one". You just have uninstall what you don't like, and install what you want. That simple.
Debian.
If you want to try something different, maybe LMDE.
Not Debian-based, but Debian. With KDE.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition.
Why don't you give PopOS a try, it is quite user friendly Ubuntu/Debian based
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i tend to go with debian.
If you want something Debian-but-not-Ubuntu-based, give LMDE a try.
Go with Linux Mint, but the Edge edition. This will have the best chances to support your hardware, because it uses a newer kernel.
You can just go for Ubuntu, Mint or AntiX if you want good experience. Debian can be harder but it's quite stable (unless you use KDE). Any other suggestions depend on your use cases. For example, you can only use Ubuntu based distros for some Android development tasks
Look into MxLinux. It is Debian based with lots of noce tools. And as DE you could use KDE.
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You could try VanillaOS 2.0 Beta which is a Debian-based immutable distro, planned for final release later this year.
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Check out projectbluefin.io, the developer experience has lots of goodies built in.
It's a immutable/atomic fedora silverblue spin based on cloud native principles.
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Maybe Sparky Linux ...
Normally, I use Debian. However, Debian 12 installer didn't work on my Acer Extensa 💻. So I installed Sparky Linux, and it works.
My Son, SpiralLinux, is the neatest lil package of Debian you could ever want. It comes with all the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers I need and it actually has an installer (Calamari’s I think?) that’s efficient and easy to understand.
Other than that-…. Uuuuhhhhh have you tried Hanna Montana OS?
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How lightweight do you really need to go? I have a Lenovo "barely worth calling a chromebook" with 4GB/64GB/2 core N4000. It's fine with Gnome on Bookworm.
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