Stefanie SchulteApr 15, 2017

I'm going to get a new (used) laptop soon. Which Debian release should I install at this stage of the release cycle, Jessie or Stretch? My current laptop runs Wheezy.

(I want as few bugs as possible, but also dislike the idea of having to upgrade in the near future.)

Also, is Xfce still the lightweight desktop of choice?

Show threadStefanie SchulteApr 22, 2017

Bumping up my #whichdistro thread again (starting here: https://mastodon.cloud/@stefanieschulte/788364).

I've installed #Debian Stretch on my new (used) ThinkPad last night and everything seems to work fine (even the Wi-Fi!).

As desktops, I've installed both Xfce and LXDE, but I'm currently sticking with Xfce.

I'm planning to test BunsenLabs (suggested by @oswriter ) in a VM.

Thank you to everyone for the suggestions!

Show threadDoc Edward Morbius ❌​Apr 22, 2017
@stefanieschulte @oswriter Oh: What's the laptop -- which Thinkpad?
Show threadStefanie Schulte
@dredmorbius @oswriter A ThinkPad R500 (it's admittedly quite old, too - I bought it because it has a larger screen, more memory and a bigger harddisk than the one I used before).
Apr 22, 2017 at 12:53pmWeb