I like both, but usually prefer Ubuntu
I like both, but usually prefer Ubuntu
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Ubuntu supports a wider range of devices than Debian? Since when? I was under the impression that Debian supported all or nearly all architectures the Linux kernel supports, Ubuntu only a few popular ones?
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Maybe they meant of the box. You have to add additional repos to get non-free drivers installed on Debian or install them manually.
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That changed last summer:
https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/-
Thanks, that's good to know. I wasn't up-to-date since I currently don't run a Debian machine.
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Yer it's nonsense. The first device I switched from Ubuntu to Debian on was the SheevaPlug because Ubuntu dropped support for it. Debian still supports it now well over a decade later.
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AMD graphics drivers might be an example of this. They're made by AMD for Ubuntu specifically, not Debian. They work on LMDE, so I assume they will also work on Debian, but they weren't specifically developed for that platform.
Installing them was a bit hairy, but they've survived at least one kernel update so far, which is somewhat reassuring.
on my specific hardware.
for some hardware combinations, including mine, if not all.
but not completely. FrankenDebian is the word I use for it.
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