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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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Honest question: what would a Linux distribution have to do to earn 30 years of your loyalty?

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[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Honest question: what would a Linux distribution have to do to earn 30 years of your loyalty?

be debain.

I run lots of hypervisor boxes and many many many multiples more vm guests. debian makes my days 99.9% predictable (unless I choose otherwise).

debian gave me my life back.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

debian gave me my life back.

it enabled my life; my profession would be different and its impact on my life (ie payrate & mobility) cannot be understated.

i would have been a factory or domestic worker like my parents and siblings.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago
[–] poinck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

debian gave me my life back.

(former Gentoo user, 10+ years)

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I gave it months. I was honest with myself about it.

Looks at release date of Fedora 44.

April 28, 2026

It hasn't even been one month.

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

The post made it clear they installed it during the beta period.

[–] vandsjov@feddit.dk 1 points 2 days ago

You forgot this part

The beta was excellent

But yes, you should not compare with beta version.