Post #2511925
2026-05-06 22:05 UTC
PikaOS is gaming Debian, and Debian is just pre-Ubuntu-Ubuntu without the Ubuntu-shittiness that Ubuntu adds.
If you like apt and dpkg and deb package management, that's all Debian's work, not Ubuntu, and I don't see why you wouldn't be just as happy with Debian. If you like snap... well, then, there's something wrong with you and I don't know how to help you. :P
Debian is the base for a huge number of distributions (including Ubuntu itself) for good reason. PikaOS is built on that good foundation. I'm running PikaOS with KDE on basically all my (modern-ish) machines, and I would happily recommend it to anybody.
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@Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2026-05-07 14:52
I have no strong feelings about snap, like flat pack I find it to be a coin toss as to whether it works fine on the first try or has never worked and never will. Does straight Debian have a desktop environment and consistent guides? The biggest thing that keeps me close to ubuntu is that I can always search "[whatever I'm trying to do] Ubuntu" and find a dozen guides explaining exactly what i need to make it happen and they're rarely out of date or wrong.