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My 23 year (so far) experience with Linux distrohopping since first install (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by hamid@crazypeople.online to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] pipe01@programming.dev 37 points 2 weeks ago

You should try debian

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been using debian pretty much exclusively since 2003

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

i should never have stopped.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fun fact: you can use command uptime to check how long it's been since Debian was installed

[–] SAF77@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking nice, that one.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Everyone shits on stable, including myself, but wow is it nice. The possibility of a breaking change is infinitesimal. It's so refreshing being able to just open my laptop and do things without worrying about general OS maintenance

[–] medem@lemmy.wtf 7 points 2 weeks ago

I setup Debian with MATE for a friend who had only used Window$ and had little to none technical knowledge, then setup cronjobs for 1) upgrading all installed packages 2) her data to be rsynced between the two built-in SSDs. It's been a year now, she has asked for help only twice, both of them involving complex third-party software.

[–] Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

I really get this experience with FedoraKDE. It just works with very little fuss

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

this is also true for some people who have never used debian proper

[–] Magister@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

After early "distro" on floppies that wasn't really distro, the first one I really used was Debian, then I used Ubuntu and Mint, then MX for almost 10 years now. All based on Debian.

I'm using MX on my work PC that I use daily, update every day, never broken.

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

MX is pretty sweet