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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

when 'Jewish lightning' becomes Jewish thunderstorm

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cyberrigger 4 points ago +4 / -0

Ubuntu got wonky on me ---- always wanting updates (upgrades) ---- I switched back to Debian ---- currently Debian 13.

The slight advantage Ubuntu had was PPAs (personal package archive) ---- Debian is addressing a similar concept as external repositories.

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cyberrigger 4 points ago +4 / -0

Debian 13 ---- no Nvidia, no Broadcom. I like AMD. Debian still does things properly.

Once you get rid of proprietary hardware, Debian 13 is as smooth as silk ---- everything is there.

Fedora uses the less desirable .rpm

.rpm came out in 1995, about 6 months after .deb

My experience back in 1995 was that .rpm was a poor imitation of .deb ---- with less packages available in .rpm.

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cyberrigger 3 points ago +3 / -0

Debian maintains a separate security repository

http://security.debian.org/debian-security

Ian Murdock's .deb packaging system is second to none for 'just working' while not breaking things ---- even with complicated dependencies . I'm a Linux user for 32 years now, using .deb packaging for 31 years. Redhat's .rpm is a distant second.

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cyberrigger 3 points ago +3 / -0

256 updates

I've done over 2000 at once.

Debian 13 keeps everything with .deb packaging ---- like it should be.

I only do one upgrade (when I want to) which does everything on my system at once ------ even thousands of packages at a time.

Ian Murdock was a genius --- he did not kill himself with a vacuum cleaner cord --- he was suicided. He was a threat to Microsoft. His packaging system lives on.

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

Woke devs everywhere

Already happened --- when Gnome2 went to woke Gnome3, Gnome2 forked to MATE. I chose MATE because I liked the old Gnome2. This led Ubuntu to Ubuntu MATE. Ubuntu MATE got wonky so I went back to MATE in Debian 13.

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cyberrigger 4 points ago +4 / -0

GPL licensed software is copyrighted software with a license agreement. Cisco got caught and was forced to provide their source code because they were violating their GPL license.

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cyberrigger 3 points ago +3 / -0

It's the same mountain ---- it just ran around the photographer and got in the picture again.

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

a cup swinging on a cup hook ---- just keeps swinging

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cyberrigger 3 points ago +3 / -0

I Avoid Nvidia and Broadcom (to avoid propriety drivers, I have good luck with AMD). I install Debian 13 with the MATE desktop (resurrected gnome2) . I maintain packages with synaptic. Debian still defaults to having a 'root' user.

Debian uses the LTS version of packages so you don't get forced updates.

AMD 'gets it' ---- they are included in the Linux kernel.

Typical CPU usage is 5% to 8%

Updates/upgrades are as smooth as silk without the proprietary drivers. Remember that Apple is way more restrictive on its hardware selection than I am.

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

Does it come with Miami Vice?

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

Remember when people would pay money for a browser?

Business models change ---- who is stupid enough to pay for an OS today?

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

I've been using Linux for 32 years now ---- and you?

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cyberrigger 1 point ago +1 / -0

Linux doesn't have a fucking 'market' ---- people just download it and install it without getting counted.

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cyberrigger 2 points ago +2 / -0

Linux user since 1994

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