Post #1508523

2026-04-21 22:32 UTC

@matthew@social.retroedge.tech why don't folks ever actually rec debian itself? Curious. I'm on fedora, with debian running a server, but as an option on a laptop I could see a case for debian itself.

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@matthew@social.retroedge.tech 2026-04-21 22:38

For Linux newbies, the Debian installer may be a bit challenging (at least it used to be). So mxLinux wins there. The Devuan installers are also not Linux newbie friendly, but I really like the TUI based Devuan Server installer and then choose a desktop environment as one of the last steps. I chose Devuan because I am interested in not having SystemD. Debian is also good, but for ease of use and installation I would usually recommend Linux Mint Debian Edition to a Linux Newbie would wants to run Debian. So I am guessing the reason is that some Debian derivatives have an an installer that is easier to use and understand than Debian itself. #Debian #LMDE #Devuan #mxLinux

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@fluidlogic@oldbytes.space 2026-04-22 22:28

@davidmaddock@aus.social @matthew@social.retroedge.tech the last time I installed Debian, on a Dell Latitude the font rendering made my eyes bleed.

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