Re: Getting PC with Ubuntu; change to Debian?

[Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com>]

Hello again:

I'm just getting around to firing up my new laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 10), which came with Ubuntu installed. (By the way, I appreciate all of the feedback I got.) Although Ubuntu is a Debian-derivative, I didn't much care for the feel of it. This is entirely subjective, I realize, but it felt as if it wanted to get in the way of my going "under the hood", something which I've been doing with my computers for decades! So I resolved to return to Debian.

After making a recovery USB stick (which I confirmed worked before doing anything else), I tried to boot from a Debian 11 live USB. It dropped me immediately to a grub prompt! As comfortable as I am with Debian, that caused me some discomfort!

So I decided to try a Debian 12 net install, which worked flawlessly and has given me a nice clean Xfce desktop. I haven't put it through any serious paces yet, but I'm back on familiar territory.

Cheers

Patrick

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 9:51 PM Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, fellow Debian users:

I've had Debian on my computers for a very long time (can't remember exactly when but early 2000's for sure); and I've had Lenovo laptops for ages too. I finally need to replace my main laptop (an at least 10-year old ThinkPad), so I've bought an X1 from Lenovo, with Ubuntu pre-installed (to be delivered in January).

So, a question. Should I side-grade to Debian (and, if so, how easy would it be to do that?)? Or will I be happy with Ubuntu (which is, after all, a Debian derivative)?

I'm very familiar and comfortable with Debian (was happy with 'testing' for a long time, but have lately reverted to 'stable'). And, although I'm a rare participant on this list, I enjoy the lurk and would presumably need to go elsewhere if I had questions about my Ubuntu experience.

Thoughts will be welcome.

Patrick