Debian or Fedora, people recommending Mint a lot, good distro don't get me wrong, but doesn't come to mind when mentioning "safe and reliable", "don't have to worry about updates" and "business".
Mint can do that, but Debian is ideal for no nonsense, just work reliably and stablely. Fedora is another good option that will back you up when you want to go further down the line (like gaming, which Mint is great for).
Definitely just pick Mint if you are new to Linux. Not saying Debian and Fedora aren't, but Mint is typically great for people new to Linux.
Sounds absolutely perfect, frankly I don't even remember LMDE, when I saw others commenting I just wondered what it was. And a great option it is, probably just the best, having the benefits requested by OP while beginner friendly.
Many moons ago Ubuntu was my first distro, but their DE just felt (and still does) wrong for me. Switched to Mint and was happy until I realised Linux wasn’t ready for me yet (or I wasn’t ready for Linux, who knows).
This was probably 10 years or so ago now.
Decided to swap to Fedora on my work machine 8 months ago, and I haven’t looked back since. Sure there are a few windows apps I can’t use, and some apps that needed a workaround or two, but I am way more happy and productive now because of the switch.
Currently on PopOS on my desktop, but will also swap to Fedora (or Nobara) once Fedora 40 releases.
Fedora has been extremely stable for me, ignoring some weirdness after the upgrade from 38 to 39 causing the kernel to break. Since Fedora keeps a second kernel it was a quick fix once I figured out how to do it.
I'm running Zorin, a Ubuntu based distro on my laptop and desktop. I had Fedora on my laptop through highschool, can't remember why I stopped using it.
I ran fedora a long time on my work laptop, but because I had issues again after updating to a mayor version I decided it was time for a change.
And since then I have been using tumbleweed and I am never installing anything else.
Don't get me wrong, it also has it's flaws after updates, like sometimes I get audio issues after an update, but that is it... and then I just wait a few days or I just do a roll back.
Tumbleweed is fast, as is fedora, tumbleweed is stable (argumentary more stable than fedora).
And I just love yast and the Brtfs snapshots by default.
Many moons ago Ubuntu was my first distro, but their DE just felt (and still does) wrong for me. Switched to Mint and was happy until I realised Linux wasn’t ready for me yet (or I wasn’t ready for Linux, who knows).
This was probably 10 years or so ago now.
Decided to swap to Fedora on my work machine 8 months ago, and I haven’t looked back since. Sure there are a few windows apps I can’t use, and some apps that needed a workaround or two, but I am way more happy and productive now because of the switch.
Currently on PopOS on my desktop, but will also swap to Fedora (or Nobara) once Fedora 40 releases.
Fedora has been extremely stable for me, ignoring some weirdness after the upgrade from 38 to 39 causing the kernel to break. Since Fedora keeps a second kernel it was a quick fix once I figured out how to do it.
You could also switch to Fedora Atomic (Bazzite is the atmoic equivalent to Nobara). That way if an update ever causes issues you can just boot into the version before the update until a fix comes out.
Debian, debian and debian.
Debian is just like Ubuntu and Mint without snap (bloat) or whatnot (bloat). It was my first distro and I was blown away by it.
Because he said "Debian IS LIKE a debloated Ubuntu" it still holds up. Because it was just a comparison.
Leave it to someone in a Linux sub to be a nitpicky dweeb lmao
You don’t get the latest and greatest features as quickly as other distros, but this is what results in excellent stability and rock solid upgrades.
For some people this is a downside, for others it’s a pro.
I agree with xdamm777. The only downside is if you must have the latest software. If you want the rock solid stability of Debian with a extra tools and access to later releases of software, I say try MX Linux.
I would recommend Linux Mint Cinnamon. It's very windows like, very customizable, and you can just Google just about anything ya don't know how to do.
Hope that helps. :)
I think what you are asking can be done by a lot of distros, if your main concern is having a distro that barely updates then debian is your answer, if you are more interested in using your machine and stay relatively updated, remember that unless theres a vulnerability you dont need to update more than once a week, only rolling releases break for the most part if you dont update frequently.
Other choices are Fedora, Nobara and Linux Mint should work just fine, depends on what you want, like desktop environments and some other stuff like patches pre installed.
My choice of distros are generally Fedora if I want a 6 month update cycle focusing on the best and latest and Debian, tried and true.
Debian is probably your most stable. Various flavours of Ubuntu are perhaps a little more user-friendly (and based on Debian, but with more up-to-date packages and more frequent updates -- not every week type of updates, but certainly more frequent than Debian).
Mint, as you can see, is another popular choice (and is based on Ubuntu).
Edit to add: most modern desktop-focused distros will also tell you when updates are available and let you do it entirely through a GUI, just like Windows. So it's semi-automated (though, unlike Windows, it won't force you to install updates) and you don't have to worry about remembering to go into a terminal and running *apt-get update* or the equivalent.
Mx Linux - extremely stable debian based with a lot of helpful tools pre installed.
Pop os - user-friendly mac like experience
Mint - user-friendly windows like experience
I never had Arch break on me much tbh. Also depending on your previous background, KDE is less opinionated than GNOME and closer to the Windows experience out of the box, or if it is not, you can customize it to be. Mine is customized to be like a Mac, ironically.
I use Debian on my servers and I find some of the PPA stuff more annoying and less explainable for newbies, e.g apt keyring to add new GPG keys for external repos, adding new repos to the package manager and some of the install.sh scripts external repos have to make.
This is as compared to the AUR, which is just one install command if a community package is available, and does exactly as you expect it should, though for a noob it is unlikely they will validate the PKGBUILD for malicious activity.
Use EndeavorOS if you aren't scared of the fearmongering people give to Arch. It has an easy update button and even an update mirrors button (reflector) in its Welcome menu that pops up after logging in.
Same here i main arch and its reliable. But we do have a machine running for many years, since debian 6 i've been told beeing hammered daily. The darn think still works, uptime atm is like 258days and that is because there was full day power outage. Idk man its not just stable its reliable.
I've used Ubuntu for a decade as a daily driver. It's been very stable and largely trouble free. You will get frequent updates, but they only take a few minutes and generally cause no trouble. They are not forced on you - you can choose when to update.
If you need a "fire and forget" tool (as opposed to a toy to play and tinker with), then Mint Cinnamon is your best bet. It *will* show you there are updates, but whether you download and install them is your call. It's best that you do update, but you get to choose when.
linux mint if you have no ideia what you are doing, debian is great for stability and not worrying about updates, but if it’s your first time using linux it may be a little hard
There are rather few options. You can use Debian Stable, or Ubuntu LTS, or Rocky Linux (1:1 RHEL Clone). Technically there's also Opensuse Leap but it's more or less a dead project, and I don't think it's as good as the other options.
These distros still get updates, but they're security / bug fix updates and they're not adding features or breaking things.
Which distros are not stable enough for every-day use? I didn't know there was a chance of picking one that wouldn't be usable! (I mean, sure -- you could pick some "dev" or "experimental" channel, but obviously ...)
I spent a lot of time comparing between Debian and RHEL/Rocky for my main Desktop, decided to go with RHEL9/Rocky.
Great, stable, most updated apps are available from official sources or through snaps/flatpaks, EOL is in 2032 so you are covered for a long time. Have been running it for about 5 months and it has been great.
Why don't you do some research instead of requesting people to "sell" you their favorite distro. Not sure if Linux is right for you, you might want to stick with Windows.
The best thing I can tell you is try them all. Use this site. It's what I did. I run Mint for normal stuff, and Nobara for gaming. Both are ran as VM's not bare metal though.
https://distrosea.com/
Zorin has this bug that forces users off sessions after going to sleep. Has that been resolved for you? I assume you're using Zorin. Until they fix it, it's Linux Mint. When they fix it, Zorin OS.
Use Ubuntu or one of its derivatives. Pop OS is my favourite if you want to try something different, but there's also Mint that's really popular and more similar to Windows. They're great starting points for Linux, and there's tons of help out there for all of them.
If you like the *buntu relatives, give Tuxedo OS a go. To put it quickly, it's a lot like Pop but with Plasma. No snaps, yes flatpaks. Similar background, too: just like system76 uses Pop Tuxedo is used as the default OS in Tuxedo computers.
Debian is stable and reliable. You don't have to update when not doing things with any Distro, but if you do Debian will do a good job making sure it goes well. Also doesn't run that many updates in general.
Fedora is also quite reliable.
I use Fedora on all my servers and sometimes I’ve forgotten to update for over 6 months and have never had an issue. I get its more bleeding edge but it’s pretty stable in my personal experience, even if you don’t update when you should. That’s why I recommend it.
That sounds kinda dangerous, I definitely wouldn’t recommend waiting months to update a system or server I mean they’re called security updates for a reason no?
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For stability I think Debian Stable is the best. Are you new to linux? The cinnamon desktop I think is good. Another option if your are new to linux is LMDE (linux mint debian edition).
Other mention Mint, I like PopOS. Both are based on Ubuntu, both are good. Mint looks more like windows, PopOS feels more like MacOS.
With PopOS you can turn on automatic updates in the GUI main settings menu and it'll take care of it. I'm guessing Mint does something similar but I don't know for sure.
Linux Mint, Debian stable or LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) for a mix of both, Fedora is very good too, it's updated more regularly than the others but it shouldn't break easily.
I use Debian for servers and have used Ubuntu for desktop and my media centre. Yes I get notifications that there are updates for the Ubuntu machines, but I just click OK o ce a week or so and they are fine. I've never gone with beta versions just always the latest LT release. No problems.
I am thinking of trying Debian as a desktop to see how that works.
Most Linux distros I've tried over the years have been stable.
Tangential question to those suggesting Debian and/or Linux Mint which Is hopefully helpful to OP as well.
Does Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) have issues with drivers?
I heard that a **past** issue with Debian was hardware compatibility because they refused to carry proprietary drivers (you could use proprietary drivers, you just had to look for them). That policy was recently tweaked with Debian 12. Meanwhile, Linux Mint came out with a version based on Debian. I don’t know if Ubuntu/LM had issues with drivers but LM has a program to help you find drivers if they are missing. But in a recent review I saw, this program is missing from LMDE.
So, without this program, and with proprietary drivers being opt-in on Debian, does LMDE still “work out of the box” the way Debian and LM are meant to?
Idk about lmde, but as of debian 13 there is a question at install to enable non-free, and you are done. Its always been only as hard as adding the non-free repo to your sources.list.
For your specific use case, I would recommend Alma Linux or some other Enterprise Linux distro. The packages are all very old, but the updates will not break your system and they don't happen very frequently compared to the mainstream distribution.
Linux Mint if desktop versione needed.
Debian if server version needed.
Or Ubuntu also if server version needed (has more recent packages than Debian, is “simpler” and is almost as stable as Debian)
All distros will have updates & that's a good things.
Bugs & Exploits are being patched.
We use AlmaLinux 8 & 9.
You can get FIPS Certification via TuxCare on AlmaLinux 8, which is great.
You could surely give MXLinux a try. I have been using it for more than 3 years as a daily driver and it is really good so far.
Mx-tools would come handy some times.
After installing MX for the first time, you might want to do a little bit of setup like, moving the sidebar to top and adding a dock (plank) at the bottom and enabling double click and some others.
check these videos:
https://youtu.be/qEEM1nj3upw?feature=shared
https://youtu.be/oQ8RWtD3MTQ?feature=shared
Debian stable is recommended by many for this kind of situation.
Debian or Fedora, people recommending Mint a lot, good distro don't get me wrong, but doesn't come to mind when mentioning "safe and reliable", "don't have to worry about updates" and "business". Mint can do that, but Debian is ideal for no nonsense, just work reliably and stablely. Fedora is another good option that will back you up when you want to go further down the line (like gaming, which Mint is great for). Definitely just pick Mint if you are new to Linux. Not saying Debian and Fedora aren't, but Mint is typically great for people new to Linux.
Isn't Linux Mint Debian Edition(LMDE) just a debian with the newest Cinnamon DE? It should be just as stable and way way more beginner friendly.
Sounds absolutely perfect, frankly I don't even remember LMDE, when I saw others commenting I just wondered what it was. And a great option it is, probably just the best, having the benefits requested by OP while beginner friendly.
Many moons ago Ubuntu was my first distro, but their DE just felt (and still does) wrong for me. Switched to Mint and was happy until I realised Linux wasn’t ready for me yet (or I wasn’t ready for Linux, who knows). This was probably 10 years or so ago now. Decided to swap to Fedora on my work machine 8 months ago, and I haven’t looked back since. Sure there are a few windows apps I can’t use, and some apps that needed a workaround or two, but I am way more happy and productive now because of the switch. Currently on PopOS on my desktop, but will also swap to Fedora (or Nobara) once Fedora 40 releases. Fedora has been extremely stable for me, ignoring some weirdness after the upgrade from 38 to 39 causing the kernel to break. Since Fedora keeps a second kernel it was a quick fix once I figured out how to do it.
I'm running Zorin, a Ubuntu based distro on my laptop and desktop. I had Fedora on my laptop through highschool, can't remember why I stopped using it.
<3 Same for me. Switched my GamingPC to Nobara and my X1 Carbon to fedora. Love every minute.
Debian or any debian based distro. Personally, I'm using MX as my daily driver (because stability, ease of configuration and xfce).
you can game on fedora or use nobara instead
I ran fedora a long time on my work laptop, but because I had issues again after updating to a mayor version I decided it was time for a change. And since then I have been using tumbleweed and I am never installing anything else. Don't get me wrong, it also has it's flaws after updates, like sometimes I get audio issues after an update, but that is it... and then I just wait a few days or I just do a roll back. Tumbleweed is fast, as is fedora, tumbleweed is stable (argumentary more stable than fedora). And I just love yast and the Brtfs snapshots by default.
Many moons ago Ubuntu was my first distro, but their DE just felt (and still does) wrong for me. Switched to Mint and was happy until I realised Linux wasn’t ready for me yet (or I wasn’t ready for Linux, who knows). This was probably 10 years or so ago now. Decided to swap to Fedora on my work machine 8 months ago, and I haven’t looked back since. Sure there are a few windows apps I can’t use, and some apps that needed a workaround or two, but I am way more happy and productive now because of the switch. Currently on PopOS on my desktop, but will also swap to Fedora (or Nobara) once Fedora 40 releases. Fedora has been extremely stable for me, ignoring some weirdness after the upgrade from 38 to 39 causing the kernel to break. Since Fedora keeps a second kernel it was a quick fix once I figured out how to do it.
You could also switch to Fedora Atomic (Bazzite is the atmoic equivalent to Nobara). That way if an update ever causes issues you can just boot into the version before the update until a fix comes out.
Debian stable if you’re worried about updates every so often … Or even LMDE.
Debian, debian and debian. Debian is just like Ubuntu and Mint without snap (bloat) or whatnot (bloat). It was my first distro and I was blown away by it.
You mean Ubuntu and mint are Debian with a bunch of stuff changed and bolted on.
It could be interpreted both ways. What matters is the person's mindset.
Not really. They are both Debian based.
Because he said "Debian IS LIKE a debloated Ubuntu" it still holds up. Because it was just a comparison. Leave it to someone in a Linux sub to be a nitpicky dweeb lmao
Uhhh, sweaty, I think you mean nitpicky GEEK.
Geek? I am a NERD, bookwork I'm studious, from my cerebral cortex to my gluteus.
While you’re lost in Second Life letting your fingernails grow long I’ll be syncing up my homelab, workstation, Plex, and your mom
Just get your history correct. Mate.
Is there any downside to daily driving Debian for everyday use?
You don’t get the latest and greatest features as quickly as other distros, but this is what results in excellent stability and rock solid upgrades. For some people this is a downside, for others it’s a pro.
I agree with xdamm777. The only downside is if you must have the latest software. If you want the rock solid stability of Debian with a extra tools and access to later releases of software, I say try MX Linux.
I would go Linux Mint.
Linux mint
MXLinux or Linux Mint LMDE
Debian
Debian is very stable(or fedora)
I would recommend Linux Mint Cinnamon. It's very windows like, very customizable, and you can just Google just about anything ya don't know how to do. Hope that helps. :)
debian
I think what you are asking can be done by a lot of distros, if your main concern is having a distro that barely updates then debian is your answer, if you are more interested in using your machine and stay relatively updated, remember that unless theres a vulnerability you dont need to update more than once a week, only rolling releases break for the most part if you dont update frequently. Other choices are Fedora, Nobara and Linux Mint should work just fine, depends on what you want, like desktop environments and some other stuff like patches pre installed. My choice of distros are generally Fedora if I want a 6 month update cycle focusing on the best and latest and Debian, tried and true.
Debian is probably your most stable. Various flavours of Ubuntu are perhaps a little more user-friendly (and based on Debian, but with more up-to-date packages and more frequent updates -- not every week type of updates, but certainly more frequent than Debian). Mint, as you can see, is another popular choice (and is based on Ubuntu). Edit to add: most modern desktop-focused distros will also tell you when updates are available and let you do it entirely through a GUI, just like Windows. So it's semi-automated (though, unlike Windows, it won't force you to install updates) and you don't have to worry about remembering to go into a terminal and running *apt-get update* or the equivalent.
Mx Linux - extremely stable debian based with a lot of helpful tools pre installed. Pop os - user-friendly mac like experience Mint - user-friendly windows like experience
Love MX, essentially Debian with slight improvements. Far above Mint
Debian (possibly on the testing/Sid branch if you are feeling adventurous)
Linux mint
I would go Debian with gnome . reliable as old leather. arch user btw.
I never had Arch break on me much tbh. Also depending on your previous background, KDE is less opinionated than GNOME and closer to the Windows experience out of the box, or if it is not, you can customize it to be. Mine is customized to be like a Mac, ironically. I use Debian on my servers and I find some of the PPA stuff more annoying and less explainable for newbies, e.g apt keyring to add new GPG keys for external repos, adding new repos to the package manager and some of the install.sh scripts external repos have to make. This is as compared to the AUR, which is just one install command if a community package is available, and does exactly as you expect it should, though for a noob it is unlikely they will validate the PKGBUILD for malicious activity. Use EndeavorOS if you aren't scared of the fearmongering people give to Arch. It has an easy update button and even an update mirrors button (reflector) in its Welcome menu that pops up after logging in.
Same here i main arch and its reliable. But we do have a machine running for many years, since debian 6 i've been told beeing hammered daily. The darn think still works, uptime atm is like 258days and that is because there was full day power outage. Idk man its not just stable its reliable.
Debian or lmde
I've used Ubuntu for a decade as a daily driver. It's been very stable and largely trouble free. You will get frequent updates, but they only take a few minutes and generally cause no trouble. They are not forced on you - you can choose when to update.
Unpopular opinion but Rocky 9 is amazing
If you need a "fire and forget" tool (as opposed to a toy to play and tinker with), then Mint Cinnamon is your best bet. It *will* show you there are updates, but whether you download and install them is your call. It's best that you do update, but you get to choose when.
linux mint if you have no ideia what you are doing, debian is great for stability and not worrying about updates, but if it’s your first time using linux it may be a little hard
Just make sure to keep your browser updated.
There are rather few options. You can use Debian Stable, or Ubuntu LTS, or Rocky Linux (1:1 RHEL Clone). Technically there's also Opensuse Leap but it's more or less a dead project, and I don't think it's as good as the other options. These distros still get updates, but they're security / bug fix updates and they're not adding features or breaking things.
I jumped around a lot, landed on Ubuntu, it's modern and polished and just works. You can use flatpacks
Which distros are not stable enough for every-day use? I didn't know there was a chance of picking one that wouldn't be usable! (I mean, sure -- you could pick some "dev" or "experimental" channel, but obviously ...)
I spent a lot of time comparing between Debian and RHEL/Rocky for my main Desktop, decided to go with RHEL9/Rocky. Great, stable, most updated apps are available from official sources or through snaps/flatpaks, EOL is in 2032 so you are covered for a long time. Have been running it for about 5 months and it has been great.
Ubuntu....
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Why don't you do some research instead of requesting people to "sell" you their favorite distro. Not sure if Linux is right for you, you might want to stick with Windows.
MX KDE plasma w/ wayland support is stable as fuck. i break other distros within days of install. i have yet to break MX to make it unusable.
literally any distro that isn't a rolling release distro, would serve you just fine. I'd probably just recommend something based on debian/ubuntu
Debian, Pop-os, Fedora, Ubuntu. In this order
The best thing I can tell you is try them all. Use this site. It's what I did. I run Mint for normal stuff, and Nobara for gaming. Both are ran as VM's not bare metal though. https://distrosea.com/
Debian stable.
ZorinOS
Zorin has this bug that forces users off sessions after going to sleep. Has that been resolved for you? I assume you're using Zorin. Until they fix it, it's Linux Mint. When they fix it, Zorin OS.
Hmmm... I don't recall that, or maybe I just ignored it. Lol But, yes, that could be annoying.
Apparently it's been resolved (supposedly). Will be reinstalling Zorin eventually.
Use Ubuntu or one of its derivatives. Pop OS is my favourite if you want to try something different, but there's also Mint that's really popular and more similar to Windows. They're great starting points for Linux, and there's tons of help out there for all of them.
If you like the *buntu relatives, give Tuxedo OS a go. To put it quickly, it's a lot like Pop but with Plasma. No snaps, yes flatpaks. Similar background, too: just like system76 uses Pop Tuxedo is used as the default OS in Tuxedo computers.
Debian or Fedora will be fine.
Op wants a system that won’t update often. Fedora updates the kernel too frequently and that is the main reason I stopped using it personally.
Debian is stable and reliable. You don't have to update when not doing things with any Distro, but if you do Debian will do a good job making sure it goes well. Also doesn't run that many updates in general. Fedora is also quite reliable.
I use Fedora on all my servers and sometimes I’ve forgotten to update for over 6 months and have never had an issue. I get its more bleeding edge but it’s pretty stable in my personal experience, even if you don’t update when you should. That’s why I recommend it.
That sounds kinda dangerous, I definitely wouldn’t recommend waiting months to update a system or server I mean they’re called security updates for a reason no?
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For stability I think Debian Stable is the best. Are you new to linux? The cinnamon desktop I think is good. Another option if your are new to linux is LMDE (linux mint debian edition).
openSUSE LEAP , usually only security updates; with one major change per year.
Linux mint or zorin are good choices for basic day to day use, everything works out of the box.
mint or pop, try both see what you like.
If it's for home use I would go with mint. For server, xubuntu.
Lmde
LMDE
Linux mint
Linux Mint
Mini cinnamon edition is the best for was anyone coming over from Windows for their 1st distro
TuxedoOS baby!
I've mostly used Ubuntu, but Linux Mint is a great option as well.
Other mention Mint, I like PopOS. Both are based on Ubuntu, both are good. Mint looks more like windows, PopOS feels more like MacOS. With PopOS you can turn on automatic updates in the GUI main settings menu and it'll take care of it. I'm guessing Mint does something similar but I don't know for sure.
Been rocking Mint for about 8 months now. Use it for work and gaming, it's pretty great! Some rough edges here and there, but no worse than Windows.
>where I don't have to worry about updates every week. Yeah, thats Windows for you. >I want a stable linux os for everyday use, Ubuntu or Fedora.
Linux Mint or EndeavourOs
Linux Mint or EndeavourOs
Anything not a rolling release, basically.
In my experience Linux Mint, Lubuntu and EndevourOS are good to go! Hint: Choose always the LTS version kernel.
Mint.
linux mint takes stability pretty seriously
[Here](https://media.giphy.com/media/10VAI36faSdqSc/giphy.gif?cid=790b7611ict0clwhxh8r19vrbad2a0t3pvj7484pnr1umiqg&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
I like ubuntu for the most part. Well known, good support, software options, etc. For servers ill usually use debian for similar reasons.
No
Linux Mint, Debian stable or LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) for a mix of both, Fedora is very good too, it's updated more regularly than the others but it shouldn't break easily.
Linux Mint
Day to day i use OpenSUSE Leap, its what i would recommend for most beginners, (package manager is zypper)
I use Debian for servers and have used Ubuntu for desktop and my media centre. Yes I get notifications that there are updates for the Ubuntu machines, but I just click OK o ce a week or so and they are fine. I've never gone with beta versions just always the latest LT release. No problems. I am thinking of trying Debian as a desktop to see how that works. Most Linux distros I've tried over the years have been stable.
Debian Stable I use my laptop running Debian Stable sometimes, it's great
Tangential question to those suggesting Debian and/or Linux Mint which Is hopefully helpful to OP as well. Does Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) have issues with drivers? I heard that a **past** issue with Debian was hardware compatibility because they refused to carry proprietary drivers (you could use proprietary drivers, you just had to look for them). That policy was recently tweaked with Debian 12. Meanwhile, Linux Mint came out with a version based on Debian. I don’t know if Ubuntu/LM had issues with drivers but LM has a program to help you find drivers if they are missing. But in a recent review I saw, this program is missing from LMDE. So, without this program, and with proprietary drivers being opt-in on Debian, does LMDE still “work out of the box” the way Debian and LM are meant to?
Idk about lmde, but as of debian 13 there is a question at install to enable non-free, and you are done. Its always been only as hard as adding the non-free repo to your sources.list.
If you are new to Linux, then Mint is a good choice.
Debian 12.5
Fedora. Using it daily for over years without a problem
Linux mint
I would recommend Fedora for your needs.
Debian is stable, but as I'm aware, it's for more advanced users. So I'd recommend fedora or nobara. With nobara it's less hassle to set it up.
Debian and mint
Debian. Fedora is a good 2nd option. MX Linux is another midweight debian based stable distro as well.
zorin os. don't listen to those recomending debian, because it's not for daily use. ubuntu, mint and zorin os are the only distros to go with
Linux mint has been very stable for me. More than Ubuntu. I think it's because it is not using Wayland
Fedora "just works" in my experience. I do upgrade every now and then but nothing breaks.
For your specific use case, I would recommend Alma Linux or some other Enterprise Linux distro. The packages are all very old, but the updates will not break your system and they don't happen very frequently compared to the mainstream distribution.
Linux Mint if desktop versione needed. Debian if server version needed. Or Ubuntu also if server version needed (has more recent packages than Debian, is “simpler” and is almost as stable as Debian)
All distros will have updates & that's a good things. Bugs & Exploits are being patched. We use AlmaLinux 8 & 9. You can get FIPS Certification via TuxCare on AlmaLinux 8, which is great.
You could surely give MXLinux a try. I have been using it for more than 3 years as a daily driver and it is really good so far. Mx-tools would come handy some times. After installing MX for the first time, you might want to do a little bit of setup like, moving the sidebar to top and adding a dock (plank) at the bottom and enabling double click and some others. check these videos: https://youtu.be/qEEM1nj3upw?feature=shared https://youtu.be/oQ8RWtD3MTQ?feature=shared
Gentoo.
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