Guix, slackware, void, PCLinuxOS, vanilla debian

Non linux: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, HaikuOS

np; feel free to ask for help

the honest answer re: any type of hardware and linux is to google it. I know that’s not a great answer, but it’s true.

Debian is an OS. The official release is Debian stable. You probably heard “vanilla” debian in reference to the fact that there are many linux distros based on it. The only updates are security updates. So some people that the software is older. But everything works.

I use a combo of stable and unstable (called sid). Sid is what the developers use. I don’t have a problem with it, but it’s not for first time users.

Here’s a little explainer:

https://www.debian.org/releases/

I would recommend using Debian stable at first. There’s a little learning curve, but once you get used to it you’ll be fine.

for your use case almost any linux distro will work. Pick one of the bigger ones, so support is easier to find. Debian is my personal favorite.

To stay “safe” on linux just keep your software up to date and don’t click on any shady links online and you’ll be fine.

For hardware literally just google your hardware + linux and you’ll get an idea of what’s supported.

the gpl is never really enforced

I don’t think there is a point in using gentoo unless you have a specific need for what makes it unique.

Debian is a great choice imo

oh cool, thx

btw how’s the battery life

thanks for the detailed response.

having precise location is kind of important, but obviously how google goes about being that precise is problematic…

what device are you currently using graphene on?

graphene and lineage seem to be the most popular. Anything about it that doesn’t work, or missing functionality compared to android?

you use that as your daily driver? what is the experience like?

yeah that’s my concern; that other phones don’t have the same usability as android or iphone

I assumed someone like DT would be obnoxious about it being from china, but it’s cool that he’s not

Deepin is definitely aesthetically pleasing, although vanilla Debian is more my taste.

I heard Deepin is working on its own packaging system to use in place of .deb/rpm. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

It’s cool that DT doens’t act like a total dick just because the distro is made in China. Anytime anything about deepin is posted on reddit the comments are a shitshow