Debian operating system

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Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 59000 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.

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Debian stable or Debian Testing for home users (lemmy.world)

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Hello. I am going to try Debian for the first time, although I have been a Linux user for years. For a user with experience in Linux and for non-technical use of the system, is it more advisable to use Debian stable or testing? Thanks

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[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Just go unstable (sid). Do not let the name scare you, been running it for decades. Debian unstable is a lot more stable than other distros main line.

Every now and then a package might be broken, usually due to missing dependencies. But it is fixed within hours usually.