I’m planning to put Debian-based operating system onto my Surface Laptop Gen 1, following the guide (linux-surface). Any good Debian-based Linux recommendations? For now I’m considering AntiX (lightweight debian) and normal Debian.

P.S. I’ve installed pure Debian, as everyone suggests. Thanks for advice!

  • finOP
    21·
    6 months ago

    Some say that KDE on Debian is unstable. Is it real?

    • pmk@lemmy.sdf.org
      4·
      6 months ago

      There’s a difference between stability and reliability. Stable means that functionality is the same over a period of time, no major changes to how it works. Reliable means that it doesn’t crash all the time. If something crashes the same way for the same reason, it’s stable but not reliable. If something changes a lot but doesn’t crash, it’s reliable but not stable.
      In practice what it comes down to is a choice if you want outdated but known bugs or new surprise bugs.

    • pastermil
      3·
      6 months ago

      Been using KDE since Debian 9. I’d say it’s stable enough.

    • pelya@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 months ago

      I’ve had problems with KDE on Wayland on Debian 12, it fails when entering sleep mode with multiple monitors. Thankfully, KDE on X is just one package install away, and it works with no bugs.