Re: Could KDE work adequately on a PC with 4 GB of RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor @ 2.33 GHz?
> To my knowledge, there is a Bulleye installer available here:
> https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
> It is still a test version, but you have good chances that it will work
> just fine. As described before, "testing" in Debian does not mean
> "unstable". With some bad luck for you, you might find a bug in it. If
> you could then report it, then luck for the Debian community because
> someone found it and it can be corrected for pushing the installer a
> step forward to soon become "stable".
>
> Well, not the best answer for being on the Debian mailing list, but if
> you are entirely new to Debian or even Linux then it could be a good
> option to start with the distribution Sparky Linux (there is a KDE
> Edition available) for getting up and running and obtaining insides into
> many available options and learning about the usage of the apt package
> manager and other tools. Sparky Linux is not Debian, because it has some
> fine extras for making it much easier accessible to new Linux users. But
> there is so much Debian under the hood, which is configured so close to
> the original Debian, that I recommend it for entirely new Linux users.
> It is the Debian derivative being closest to Debian of all Debian
> derivatives I would know of. It comes with easy options to install
> almost any desktop environment around. Use it for testing and getting up
> and running, and you are of course free to return to Debian after you
> already have a clear idea of what is good for you and your hardware.
> In the sense of the Debian community I advice that in Sparky Linux
> offered software is not all following the Debian software license policy
> concerning GNU/Linux and Open Source, because it also provides out of
> the box access to third party software installations which wouldn't have
> place in Debian.
>
> Good Luck!
> Marco.
Thanks. I think I would rather prefer non-free software as a second option.
Since I'm new to this, I would prefer to go the safe way: first Debian
10, then testing.
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