MarshezezzFeb 4

Should I be using Debian?

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/38089044

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Show threadStrayce
Debian is … fine. It’s the Toyota Corolla of distros. It’s reliable, it’ll likely do what you need it to do. It’s not fun or exciting or packed with the latest tech, it just does it’s job with minimum fuss.
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Show threaddarklamerFeb 4

Toyota Corolla is not “fine”, it’s a marvel of engineering, reaching levels of reliability and quality control previously unfathomable, the world’s best-selling car of all time, still going strong and still constantly improving after six decades.

But yes, Debian is the Toyota Corolla of Linux.

Show threadboonhetFeb 5

It’s not so much a marvel of engineering as much as “if you make the tech as boring as possible, there’s less to go wrong”.

The Germans will sell you a luxury performance SUV with the same highway fuel consumption as the Corolla. Of course the Corolla will be more simple and reliable.

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Show threadTBiFeb 5
The new Toyotas aren’t as reliable as before. Slowly getting worse. Which is a shame.
Show threaddarklamerFeb 5
If that’s the case, I’d better instead make the claim that Toyota used to be the Debian of cars.
Show threadTBiFeb 5
I have a 2015 Lexus. I really want to upgrade but nothing new is as good. Plus everyone has an SUV fetish and I prefer saloons.
Show threadStriderFeb 5
I was going to say, stuff mostly working reliably is awesome.
Show threadcenzorrllFeb 4

Which is what makes it an excellent server distro. And also why I don’t tend to use it on anything with a screen.

The most messing around I’ve done with my server after setting it up is update to trixie. I think I might have had to reset it two or three times in the past 6 months for the reason of “I didn’t feel like actually troubleshooting”