• agentTeiko@piefed.social
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    10 days ago

    Debian is where greybeards go to retire things just work once you configured them and you don’t need the helping hand of the AUR as you can just build your own packages with aptbuild.

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      10 days ago

      Shit. I’ve been on Debian for decades now. Maybe I’m just an old soul… Or I’m just lazy. I don’t even configure my DE anymore. The OS install of today will be wiped in no time, so it’s not worth being too attached.

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        10 days ago

        Same started on OG Suse from a boxed copy I bought in a store that came with a thick manual but then a year later found Debian and have there ever since.

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      10 days ago

      I’m not a greybeard (yet) but xbps-src would like to have a word.

      Also, Debian is bad for cognitive abilities since if you use it long enough you forget how to configure things. /j

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        9 days ago

        Every time I have to upgrade to a new release I have to go read the instructions on how to do it…

        I would appreciate a big button like in fedora “push here to upgrade to Debian sailwind”

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      Debian is for my homelab, where things randomly breaking would ruin the day of multiple family members. Arch is for my personal machines, where things randomly breaking is an excuse to learn more about my hobby