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Also my first choice for servers and have used it several times on desktop so Debian would also be my recommendation even for a desktop these days. Plus, if yo
by lgl 6y ago
Also my first choice for servers and have used it several times on desktop so Debian would also be my recommendation even for a desktop these days.
Plus, if you're already familiar with how Debian works it should be a no brainer. None of that Ubuntu or other Debian-derived distros with extra sugar and bloat and that many times differ from actual Debian in just the right way to keep you scratching your head.
Even Debian "stable" is pretty good for desktop these days which in the past was always notorious for having super outdated packages but has greatly improved in that regard. Obviously, "sid" is still also a good pick for a desktop if you really need to always run the latest of mostly everything.
- inimino 6y agoDebian still feels like home. Unless I try a BSD or something without systemd I think this is probably where I'll end up.
- lgl 6y agoWell, Debian does use systemd by default now unless you want to go through some hoops to remove it (which I believe is still possible but not sure). I personally have really no issues with systemd and now even go as far as completely removing the ifupdown, isc-dhcp-client, resolvconf and ntpd packages in favor of having my entire network stack configured by systemd-networkd, systemd-resolved and systemd-timesyncd instead. It's pretty much a standard now across the board and I can't really find any arguments against it besides old habits so I've embraced it. Although it's obviously a bit opinionated, there is a good deal of functionality and flexibility on that thing.
- inimino 6y ago> there is a good deal of functionality and flexibility on that thing. That's also what seems worst about it. Unfortunately there seem to be few other choices these days.