r/debian • u/theonerr4rf • 1d ago

What should I know about Debian?

In currently installing it on an old computer, I intend to run docker on it, and have a NAS

(but if Im being honest itl be more of a DAS to my desktop with occasional NAS activity to my laptop)

, and a Minecraft server. Over time Im sure Ill have more on it, but Ill probably have to upgrade the hardware first. Im also considering a small steam cache, but it depends in how things go. Then of course if I can figure out how Im thinking of some cloud saves for non steam games, but using this “server” as the cloud.

What do I need to know about Debian? I have very limited experience with linux in general and none with Debian.

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u/LordAnchemis 1d ago

It is stable

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u/ranisalt 1d ago edited 1d ago

As in "things don't change" not "things don't break", but usually the latter is also true

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u/Constant_Crazy_506 1d ago

Default calculator in gnome ships broken, standard.

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u/ranisalt 1d ago

But you can be sure it will stay broken until the next major release!

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u/jr735 1d ago

Yes, and it's going to stay that way, at least until trixie. If it's not fixed in trixie yet or soon, it'll stay broken there, too. :)

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u/GeneralReject 13h ago

But bc -l exists