Right now's a good time. The packages are about as fresh as they'll ever be, and is fairly easy if you've installed a Linux before.
You can always give it a try in a VM
Thanks. I've been loving Kubuntu for the past couple of years, but it does have kind of a 'corporate' feeling to it.
It's like "Hey, try our Snap packages! We've already set them as the default, because that's what our market research shows users want." "Wait, what!?"
Kubuntu is a good one, especially with the newer desktop PPA, and a lot of the user friendliness built in. Debian, on the other hand, would need a lot of that set manually, but it's likely worth it if you want a more self-owned system.
It's worth a try. Gotta try something to know if you actually like it.
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wetpaper@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y
I see that its with kde, does that come as part of the image or is it manually installed on top?
monetaryabyss@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show · 2 pts · 3y
I used the live image. There are different "flavors" for the various desktops and it uses the Calamares installer.
linuxFan@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y
Awesome! Was Debian hard to install? I keep saying I'm going to try it one of these days.
spider@vlemmy.net · 3 pts · 3y
For what it's worth, Q4OS 5 "Aquarius" will be released within the next few weeks; it's a more user-friendly version of Debian 12 "Bookworm":
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linuxFan@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks. I've been hearing that the Debian installer was a bit difficult, but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. Q4OS looks pretty sharp.
spider@vlemmy.net · 2 pts · 3y
You're welcome. I have no experience with Debian itself, but have been using Q4OS since late 2018 and it has been very stable.
leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show · 3 pts · 3y
Right now's a good time. The packages are about as fresh as they'll ever be, and is fairly easy if you've installed a Linux before. You can always give it a try in a VM
linuxFan@vlemmy.net · 3 pts · 3y
Thanks. I've been loving Kubuntu for the past couple of years, but it does have kind of a 'corporate' feeling to it.
It's like "Hey, try our Snap packages! We've already set them as the default, because that's what our market research shows users want." "Wait, what!?"
leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show · 3 pts · 3y
Kubuntu is a good one, especially with the newer desktop PPA, and a lot of the user friendliness built in. Debian, on the other hand, would need a lot of that set manually, but it's likely worth it if you want a more self-owned system.
It's worth a try. Gotta try something to know if you actually like it.