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I like both, but usually prefer Ubuntu (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 days ago by tsugu@slrpnk.net to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] savvywolf@pawb.social 34 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Hasn't Debian relaxed its stance and now allows you to fairly easily use nonfree software?

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Yes, but it's significantly less automatic. Testing distros on an old laptop, Debian wouldn't support the network card out of the box and I had to use USB tethering from my phone to get the necessary drivers off the internet. Ubuntu just had them in the image and installed them automatically.

[–] pmc@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Was this with the most recent version of Debian? Bookworm includes non-free firmware with the installer now.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Looking at release dates, just a couple days before Bookworm came out. I'll have to try that one.

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