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I'm cheating here on the first two. I'm still using Debian 10 which has them.

The other end of this thread is what happens if your computer/laptop/phone is lost/stolen. I suggest that you don't put anything on your computer that you aren't prepared to share with the world. If your router/modem has security settings set it for maximum protection. It won't cost you anything to ...

unstable = "not solid and firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last"

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Uptorn wrote: ↑2024-03-05 18:24 Debian's repositories enjoy having numerous maintainers. It's not the package management software or which mirror it talks to, but having all that man power to maintain such an exhaustive repository of packages.

Absolutely.

Hetzer wrote: ↑2024-03-03 20:28 There's no real alternative to Debian.

There's no real alternative to APT. Debian is built around package management, including those massive repositories. Without APT Debian would be just another minor distro.

Forced adoption of systemd . . . Agreed. As long as Debian allows me the freedom to use my machines the way I want, with the software I want, without undue interference from proprietary software or corporate overlords, I'll be using some version or derivative of it. The moment that goes away, so do...

Many years ago I was driving on northern highway, following a couple on a big road bike (Harley or Goldwing; I can't remember). Everything was smooth driving until a black bear tore up out of a ditch and charged the motorcycle. The biker slammed on his brakes and downshifted raising a lot of dust an...

I've done both and find virtual to be easier. It can be useful to create a virtual install and then transfer data into it from your host. It's very easy to compare when you have both running. There are some issues, such as hardware, that you can only test with a bootable USB.

What I did was change the mirror of the repositories . . .

DontBreakDebian

Most, if not all, of us have installed a non-Debian package. The important thing to remember is to block the repo after installing. If you leave a source open every time you do an upgrade you can have little surprises sneaking in.

Remember telephones before dials? Party lines?

HiFi (high fidelity) before stereo?

45 records?

Vacuum tube diodes. ... and TV's radios for that matter. Diodes, triodes and a slew of other configurations. My parents had one of those entertainment consoles with AM radio, shortwave and a turntable for records. I loved trolling the shortwave but much of it was in Morse code and unintelligible to...

Vacuum tube diodes.

Should I recommend Debian to a friend who has no Linux experience?

If you do you better be prepared to rescue him frequently.

@techsavvy: Did you make any progress ? Negative. Years ago I had a faulty mother board that caused random system freezes. I found it by searching the Internet for that particular mother board looking for problems and freezes came up. Change the cheap stuff first and do the obvious but keep in mind...

How can i make a new one folder in /home/user/ What have you tried so far? Many years ago I accidentally deleted one of the major directories, /var if memory serves me. I mounted a live CD of another distro and copied its /var directory complete with contents to my installed Debian. It worked. Anot...

For most stuff, use deb. Some things are better not fully installed. For example I have the Tor bundle in my ~/user directory which has no access to anything root. There are programs from non-Debian sources that I want to test without installing that I run as app in ~/user or install to a VM.

Marie SWE wrote: ↑2024-01-07 16:46 I do consider going back to Debian 10 if future updates makes it even heavier.

I'm still using Debian 10. I'm old, my computer is old and I'm using old software. Newer versions of Debian aren't backward compatible with some of my treasured programs. I see no reason to upgrade.

Can you turn off the automatic update feature? plug the printer's IP address into your browser and see what comes up. You might be able to access all sorts of settings. I know this will sound counter intuitive but bear with me. We have a Canon MX30. It's old. It's so old that it hasn't been infected...