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    I like both, but usually prefer Ubuntu (slrpnk.net)
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    [–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    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?

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    Maybe they meant of the box. You have to add additional repos to get non-free drivers installed on Debian or install them manually.

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

    Thanks, that's good to know. I wasn't up-to-date since I currently don't run a Debian machine.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

    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.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

    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.