I used Ubuntu in my college for some light programming and felt really happy about it.

I am more interested in switching to Debian 12 than Ubuntu, since the former is really stable. Also, I came to know installing Debian is easier since it supports non free firmware.

    • @test626@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      How do I know if my device actually works with all the foss drivers? Is there a list of hardware supported?

      • authEnglish
        13•1 year ago

        Why don’t you test it with Debian Live first? using a CD or thumbdrive

          • aegisgfx877
            2•1 year ago

            I would seriously look a a distro that is a little more desktop oriented like Mint.Straight Debian needs a lot of work after installation before its really nice as a desktop solution, out of the box it does make a great server however.

            • Haakon
              4•1 year ago

              I use Debian stable on desktop and it’s pretty great. It’s more up to date than Ubuntu LTS, and there wasn’t any extra tinkering needed in my case (and I’m a developer).

              Granted, Stable used to be always very stale, even to the point of being nicknamed Debian Stale, but something has happened in recent years and it’s rarely the case anymore. A new release every two years helps, I guess.