Debian
Family
- Debian
Classification:
- Desktops and Servers
Packages
- deb (using apt)
Desktop Environment
- GNOME (default)
- Xfce
- KDE Plasma
- Cinnamon
- MATE
- LXDE
- LXQt
Update Cadence
- Versioned
- Rolling (sid)
Difficulty
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- Installation: Technical (but Easy with patience)
- Operation and Maintenance: Easy (with Terminal Commands)
- Tweaking and Tinkering: Skilled
Project Website
Description
Pros: One of the oldest and most relied on distributions out there. It's rock solid and dependable!
Cons: One of the oldest and most relied on distributions out there... Package feature updates are infrequent and sometimes several major versions behind.
Caution
Poor support for very very new systems.