Im not a guru in linux, im using Zorin 16 now, and i have other laptop to test other distros.
I like to test Debian and Fedora, can anyone explain the main differences and why Debian is the "most wanted" and advantages i get using debian instead Zorin or even fedora?
My main laptop is Zorin with dual boot with windows.
Debian works well with nvidia graphics or even fedora?
Normal usage office and internet and steam game (FM 2021) already works well on zorin.
If you are talking about "pure" Debian, the answer is NO.
Debian only uses open source which excludes many drivers such as Broadcom, NVidia to name a few.
The only Debian I managed to install successfully was on RaspberryPi, a headless server edition that was.
On Linux server, it is true.
Server does not require the latest graphics card driver nor the sound card. It is no designed to play game with. When the stability counts, it is difficult to beat Debian.
Sounds like to me trying out Debian might be more trouble then its worth. I don't know why I assumed drivers would be loaded in the kernels for all Linux distro's. Clearly they are not from what I am hearing.
But hey, if your having fun, your having fun, I won't stop you. I just know for me, I wouldn't have the patience trying out an OS that might provide me nothing but problems.
Reason why I love Zorin OS and POP OS so much? They just work!
Yes, I would not consider Debian to be beginner-friendly.
If you are installing Debian on a machine that only has Nvidia as a dedicated graphics card, you must alter the .iso, yourself. Then burn it to a bootable medium.
Not at all. Certainly not for anyone who is not tied strictly to Nvidia.
Zorin OS is based off Ubuntu and Ubuntu is based off Debian.
Debian is rock-solid, stable and top o' the line. Even if it is not the go to distro for the casual gamer.
That was my experience with Feren OS as well as, Makulu Lindoze. Both OS's had memory leaks. And both developers showed no real interest in getting the memory leaks fixed.
The answer was very simple, go back to Zorin OS where I started from. But then Zorin OS 16 got severely delayed, and since I was buying a brand new machine this year, I needed a modern kernel, so I got onboard with POP OS.
But the truth is, I love both POP OS and Zorin OS, both of them are equal IMO. Both of them do great things, and both do them well. From your description, sounds like Debian is nothing but trouble, I say forget it lol.
There is a 50/50 chance that you will like Fedora. But ultimately, I think you will return to Zorin OS before the month is over lol.
I am eating some Lime Chilli Shrimp Top Rommin right now, still eating infact. Once I am done, I am going to make a post at that thread that FrenchPress created. But for now, you can get the POP OS at Github, if your not finding it in the software center.
And yes, it should be in the Ubuntu repo, or at least you should be able to get it from Zorin OS software center, as well as POP OS itself.
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Thanks for this interesting tide-bits.
App image is a good solution if one do not want to commit anything. It does not really install itself and removing it is as easy as just deleting the file.