Iāve been getting more into self hosting lately, grabbed an optiplex 3050 for everything and Iām running Mint currently. Looking more into things though, I saw Debian come up as a more barebones distro and now Iām wondering if there is a lot of benefit to going more barebones. Iām not having any issues with my current setup but now I canāt stop thinking about it. I am newer to Linux but having to learn new things doesnāt wig me out much if there is a lot more involvement with Debian
Edit: I appreciate the responses. I do see where I could just end up creating problems that donāt exist by experimenting with it more. Debian does sound enticing so itās definitely something Iāll mess about with virtually for now and see how I like it in comparison. But I definitely have to agree on the ādonāt mess with a good thingā if itās working for me. All your answers have definitely given me something to play with now as well, I want the problems to solve but doing it in a separate environment would suit me better to learn a few things. This community rocks.
Toyota Corolla is not āfineā, itās a marvel of engineering, reaching levels of reliability and quality control previously unfathomable, the worldās best-selling car of all time, still going strong and still constantly improving after six decades.
But yes, Debian is the Toyota Corolla of Linux.
I was going to say, stuff mostly working reliably is awesome.
The new Toyotas arenāt as reliable as before. Slowly getting worse. Which is a shame.
If thatās the case, Iād better instead make the claim that Toyota used to be the Debian of cars.
I have a 2015 Lexus. I really want to upgrade but nothing new is as good. Plus everyone has an SUV fetish and I prefer saloons.
Itās not so much a marvel of engineering as much as āif you make the tech as boring as possible, thereās less to go wrongā.
The Germans will sell you a luxury performance SUV with the same highway fuel consumption as the Corolla. Of course the Corolla will be more simple and reliable.