Addendum comment! 1. I didn't talk about Debian Testing in this video. That was deliberate, based on where we are in the release cycle at time of filming. I wanted to keep the video around 10 minutes and Testing is really its own thing. 2. Debian is one of the oldest distros, but there's certainly others worth mentioning- Slackware comes to mind. Debian's different though in that it's extremely popular in production work to this day, probably moreso than any other of the "classics". 3. You're right, I didn't mention [insert Debian-based distro here]. I wasn't talking about the "we're based on Debian" distros, I was talking about classic Debian. That was a design choice (for brevity mostly). 4. As always, if I covered everything in every detail you'd be here for decades. :P Lastly, if you want to support the channel, one of the easiest ways is to buy the shirt I'm wearing in the video! vkc.sh/merch. Thanks all!

Remember, if it weren’t for Debian there would be absolutely NO Hannah Montana Linux. Always good to know where greatness begins

“Some may call Debian boring” For many use cases, that counts as a feature rather than a bug, doesn’t it? :P

1:05 LOVE IT. Hearing "buster" I went "hey, that was a code name!". Then "stretch-ing"… I had a suspicion, and "bookworm" was the happy confirmation. Well done! :D

Been using Debian as my sole OS for about a decade. It's okay. It's been a long time since I spent time constantly distro hopping and trying new things, now I just want something that just works and I don't have to worry about. Debian fits that bill well enough.

I use Debian because it's one of the few Linux distros that still maintain a 32-bit version, and I use it on some very old 32-bit netbooks I like to trot out now and then to use as "distraction-free" writing machines.

As a long-time Debian user, I just wanted to say that this is an awesome introduction to Debian. Great video!

I was among those who bought a Linux distro, it was Debian. Paid 99 euros at the time, it was 2001 and I was 20. I still have the two books, a green and a blue one. Honestly, it was a great system though most of my devices were not supported and gave major headaches just to make a simple ADSL modem working. Ah, those cxacru times... cheers from Italy.

Debian (and working in IT) has broken me of distro hopping. I one day got tired of fixing my crap after spending 8 hours a day doing the same for others and a friend half-jokingly stopped my ranting by suggesting installing Debian stable (with a big helping of salt). I've honestly never looked back. The single app I need the latest version of can be had with flatpack and I've never had a single issue since moving. I forget what I'm dealing with half the time because it never causes me problems.

I used Sid for some couple of years on my laptop with unattended-upgrades running every day. In that period of time, I learned to repair all sorts of things that can break in Debian. That was valuable time. Now I'm back on stable or testing in some cases.

I like how you lay out what Debian is about here. most videos just talk about DE and package managers when discussing different distros. It makes it very hard for newcomers or intermediates to get a real handle on the differences between distrobutions and as a consequence, sometimes I can't help but feel like the plurality of choices seems pointless on the surface to some extend. Hope you'll do more of these for other distros and maybe break down further under the hood for us.

debian stable + backports + flatpak = awesomeness.

For me LMDE is the perfect sweet spot between Debian's stability and ease of use from the Linux mint team, plus a very nice looking updated and rock solid cinnamon DE, with the last update to cinnamon 5.6 LMDE has become an absolute stable and productive beauty.

Debian has been my preferred desktop for several years. I do spend time in Arch from time to time, but I usually grow weary of the Arch updates after six months. Debian stable is perfect for me. Thanks for the video.

Another fantastic video, Veronica! I've been around your channel not a long time ago, but I really appreciate the format you follow, everything feels really personal without missing out on the details. As for Debian, well... I use it on my good old home server that I've set up from an old office machine! You can never really go wrong with Debian.

Debian testing is a happy medium :⁠-⁠). It's definitely worth the look. I run testing on my laptop and it seems like a healthy balance between sid and stable.

Your channel is amazing, Veronica. You have great energy and I love the way you explain things. You're awesome! Keep up!

Just wanted to say that the way you explain things is wonderful. I got into watching tech youtubers from "distro review" type videos. The way you explain Debian here is great! Would love to see you break down more distros in this way, ie explaining what sort of uses cases they are good for, what sort features set them apart from other distros, package management and release cycle, overall "philosophy" behind the distros ie "debian stable, arch bleeding edge, gentoo total control/customization, etc" and overall history.

Couldn't have said it better myself! Great video, love your content!

I loved the way you explain things! Also, the subtitles are immensely appreciated, you are already very clear on your own, but this will help my gf that is starting to study IT and sysadmin, she isn't yet well versed in English by hearing. We'll binge your videos

I found your channel by serendipity when searching for what is a commodore 64. Then enjoyed that you talk about Linux, the system I am learning about. Love the rhythm of the videos, they are great for non-native English speakers (my case). Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Love these videos, Veronica. Keep them coming. You have an awesome sense of humor.

Debian is kind of underrated. it can be whatever you really need it to be in terms of super stable, to moderately stable, or nearly bleeding edge, all depending on which version you choose. this makes it a pretty easy distro to default to. If I'm installing Linux, it's either gonna be Arch or Debian(or a derivative like Siduction which is basically Debian unstable made into a rolling release distro), though I do like checking in on Fedora from time to time. I like having the new shiny features, so I'm usually doing Debian unstable or Siduction.

Awesome episode! and love that classic Nes tetris!

Another great video Veronica!

I'm new to the channel, and I need to say that I loved your style and charisma, I became a subscriber. I've been testing distros since the Debian 6, I've run away a lot of the KDE Plasma version because I removed the taskbar and didn't know how to put it back. Today I'm a fan of KDE Plasma since I decided to change to GNU+Linux in 2018, I've used many distros, even the simplest and lightest ones (and it always lacks some functionality). When I migrated a year ago to the programming area, I decided to settle on debian (after trying macos and even windows and finally manjaro / biglinux / garuda linux), i t's so satisfying to turn on the computer and know that it will start normally and everything is working well. (I used Sid for a while, but something always broke). I will always recommend Debian!

A great presentation, Veronica. Detailed but you keep it fun and interesting. Only been using Debian since Bullseye and I'm absolutely loving it, particularly with backports. Just subscribed.

I love all of your doodads and stuff you have around the room.

OMG that intro! love it

I've been using Debian on at least one machine since the late 1990s and I've always been pleased with how it performs. My desktops run on something built on top of Debian and again, very stable. apt just makes sense to me. Even though I've been using Linux in some way since 1997 or so (yay for buying Linux Mandrake at Kmart in late '98!) I have never dabbled with Arch. I should do that. But Debian continues to be my go to, especially on servers.

I've been watching your vids only a few months, but they are so good and informative. Also, entirely unrelated... love your hair- it's so gorgeous!

I love your shirt, it made me chuckle.

Debian rocks! It’s my goto for servers and any machine where I care about stability and consistency.

That advice was gold!

Love the shirt!

Your videos are good for my soul!

I'm a Debian user since "Sarge" and it never has let me down. I just love it - Since two years I'm using the unstable version - which is IMHO the best rolling release I have ever used. Thank you your great video!!! 🙂

I'm a retired Unix/Linux Sys Admin. For stability and security, for me it's still Slackware, followed by Debian Stable for non-commercial use. For enterprise servers, for me the only choice has been RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) Oh and in case you are wondering, my current "daily driver" is Fedora's MATE-Compiz spin as my desktop. That said, it's JMHO and what is best for you is what works for you! That's the beauty of having all the various distros to choose from!

Major props for the "Year of Hell" reference! Love the shirt, will have to order one for sure.

I recently ran deb for about 3 years but started having issues with screen sharing in zoom meetings for school. I could get it fixed but then zoom would update and it would break again. I switched up to pop os, and while the update intervals are the inverse, everything just works. Which for my school needs is very important. Right tool for the job.

That remark with version names was bang on. Way to go.

Love your Amiga references.

Lovin' the C-64 in the background!

I use Mint right now, but I am very interested in switching to LMDE. I might just do it once LMDE 6 comes out. Thanks Debian Team

OMG the layers of meta comparing Sid to the Year of Hell from VOY. Amazing

I love your t-shirt ❤

My Last job had SID in production before I rebuild the system... That is all I am going to say about that... Oh, and Love your puns, well done.

love the vid. love the explanation. love everything! Thanks so much ^^ (Manjaro Xfce user here ^^)

Thans for your hard work.I really love your videos.

A Voyager reference? Now I understand better why I love this channel.

Thanks for talking about debian. So great!

Nice subtle Boing! in the chart background :)

Enthusiastic thumbs up! This is the first video of yours I've ever seen. You're a terrific presenter.

As always interesting. Thanks Veronica. Greetings from Russia

Great overview. I run Debian as my development environment at work simply because it never breaks. The only "odd" thing I do is build vim from source to get it to support the plugins I use/experiment with. For some build infrastructure, I've recently started running a few Ubuntu Server machines as they use fewer resources.

I was surprised that you didn’t mention the testing branch of Debian

Not only turned Debian 30 years. My current desktop Debian installation turned 26 years! End of 1996/start of 1997 I installed Debian and only did upgrades afterwards! Obviously I copied it with tar/cpio/rsync to new disks and file systems, but it's still the original installation! Packages have been migrated about 99% to 64 bit over time. Also I went the systemd free route and did an in place migration to Devuan at the right time. A few files remain of the original installation from 1997, though.

Great video and I love the shirt.

Great bass line in the outro

Wow, that thumbnail is amazing!

Debian SID is one of the world's greatest Nerd Secret Weapons. For learning Linux, learning open source development, toolchains, and large project organization, Debian SID is a living breathing masterclass in software engineering at a massive scale.

Great video! I liked it!

I'm relatively new to linux. Just discovered and love the channel!

Great video Veronica! Was hoping you would delve into the more "interesting" side of Debian's offspring (ex. Rebecca Black OS), but I realize it's probably beyond the scope of the video. Would love to see you cover the more niche side of the linux world and share your thoughts on stuff like Nix OS, Void, also BSDs. Would be interesting to hear a sysadmin's perspective.

Yaay! Geek Pun at the beginning! Sid, unstable, is a rolling release. I started with Debian after a bit of research. Inspiron 8200 with all experimental hardware working. Over Christmas day, startx worked! Gnome was awesome then. SuSe was easy to get started by miles but had its issues with dependencies. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Linux Mint didn't do it. Even trying to change Mint into Debian didn't work. Upgrading Ubuntu to the next release was hell. Debian is the next best thing to sliced bread. I also used Sid for a desktop. It was okay until there were problems requiring one to go under the hood. Looking at list changes helps a bunch. Holding off until all packages that you require and it's dependencies becomes available helps. The biggest issue with SID IMHO is the changes that occur and the subsequent breaks that happen when the district shifts major gears such as sysv to systemd and from Xorg to Wayland. Apt does well; however, good old tools and tools one's become accustomed requires a new learning curve. Sometimes these swooping changes render old packages unusable. Hey install both, keep the old, or install the new are decisions, decisions, decisions. The best advice to a Debianite is to download, read, and digest the latest Debian Reference manual, gulp. I am after 20 years hoking around. Oh yeah, like as in p.s., *untu LTS versions are based on Debian Testing IIRC. It's pretty decent. Another note, Bookworm is about to go through a freeze next month. Bookworm, the upcoming stable, and testing are tit for tat at this moment. Go needs! Fine teacher you are.

I am a beginner in linux, been using it for almost a month and i am using Debian Sid. It never broke on me and if i want to do something, it just works! After using windows my whole life , debian brings me so much joy and its such a beautiful distribution, i dont think im ever gonna switch from it

Great video, I've been an Ubuntu user for around 10 years now but am currently trying MX Linux as my main desktop. I have Arch and Debian installed on an external disk. Still have an Ubuntu-Server installed with a very light iceWM as a GUI.

Just found your channel. Very happy I did. I’m a new Linux user (still dual booting) and your vids are very informative and entertaining. You are better than sliced bread😊. Good stuff!

About to grab Debian to install on a 32bit 2006 iMac - lots of fun. BTW this was the 1st video that came up when I searched KZfaq for Debian. Congrats on ranking Veronica, well deserved!

I use LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) as my daily driver now. I believe it's the best all around distro at this time.

Thank-you for this unexpected coverage of my favourite distro. Even though I thought I knew everything already, I still enjoyed your video. Maybe at some point you could show and speak about the Linux distribution family tree from distrowatch. Thank-you.

Heya, I'm new to your channel, and I love your content style! I've been a Linux geek for 15 years, and today, The Algorithm brought me to your channel for the first time. Tbh, this one was probably one of the best KZfaq channel recommendations I've had in years. Looking forward to following your content (and binge-watching your older content)! /g 👏👏👏 brava!

Best debian video ever Veronica 🙌🤗🤗. Always love pkg lol

Okay, not sure why KZfaq decided this was your video to blow up with a huge view count, but I'm glad they did. As someone who was thrust into a Linux sysadmin role a little over a year ago now, I've been on a journey to learn all the new things I could... the servers I'm in charge of are Ubuntu based, which I know as a Debian derivative, and so I watched this video to see if I should consider, when the time comes, just dropping to Debian or sticking with Ubuntu LTS - your overall topic for this video AS WELL AS your ask Veronica segment helped me decide to stick with Ubuntu. Add to that an awesome striped shirt with thumb holes and a t-shirt with RJ-45 crimping order and I'm an instant subscriber. Don't feel like just because KZfaq is blowing up your videos that suddenly you need to do anything differently. You've got a back-catalog for newcomers like me to enjoy and those of us who subscribed did so because we like your content the way it is. Keep it up!

Thank you for making English subtitle.

For a second there ["... awesome... and so are you ..."] I felt like you were the incarnation of Mr. Rogers!

Agreed with what you said here. Like the T-shirt. :)

RIP Ian Murdock, who went from the earth too soon for my taste. I am an artist and he was a patron of mine. We intended to collaborate on a Linux family tree poster, but I was unable to bring his vision for it into reality. I still sometimes consider giving it another go.

i forgot to sub this channel. cool content. debian was my first distro, opensuse is my current since last year.

Love the voyager reference xD

Just found your channel great content keep up the good work! (I use debian btw)

Sid for me exploded faster then arch and thubleweed for me. Cool video and good explanations!

great content, also cool voice, and editing (Slackware dude who surrendered to Debian here)

All my boxes use Debian (or derivatives like Raspberry Pi OS or Armbian.) It's very stable and does what I need. I'm also so used to the administrative commands and file layouts that I can't be bothered to learn non-Debian-derived systems like Fedora or Arch. (First distro I used was actually Slackware, followed by Red Hat, but once I found Debian, I stopped distro-hopping.)

Very funny review, I was move to Debian 7 back these days. Now I have all my servers and computers on Debian. It is awesome distribution.

Thank you for the Debian Video Veronica, Been using Debian for awhile now but used to distro hop a lot but prefer the rock solidness of Debian I can manage with the older software as shiny (Latest) isn't always better. Thanks again and please take care, already left a huge👍.

Debian user here, i run both stable and Sid versions at home and have done for years. In my expereince, SID breaks no where near as often as people on the net say it does, infact, ive had an install for sid for a few years on the same laptop and its still running fine running Gnome. I use Stable for my servers and then run my Sid on my laptop with flatpaks. But, the best mix for the desktop if people want up to date apps is either run them from .deb files using stable or run stable with flatpaks installed. This gives you a very stable and reliable base system with up to date apps for the desktop.

I used apt all the time in my past job (5 years), creating Deb packages and resolving dependencies. I can certainly say apt is powerful as you say.

I've been using Debian Stable since version 8 and I love the stability. I got my distrohopping out early on and settled there ever since

I love using Debian. I have used pretty much everything under the sun from Ubuntu to Gentoo, and I have no problem calling Debian my main OS. For someone who has little time, I need something stable and reliable, and none do it better than Debian.

love the CAT5/5r/6/7 wire map t-shirt

I use Sid on my daily driver, but on my laptop, I use Stable plus Flatpaks. Mind you, I have very few problems with Sid, however, if something does come up, I do not want to be dealing with it when I am travelling, or even just messing around in a coffee shop. Be sure to install apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges, pay attention to them when they come up with issues and you will be fine. Also make sure you keep Testing in your sources.list and use pinning, so if something breaks you can pin the Testing package higher than Sid, so you can roll back to an earlier version until the Sid package is fixed. It is also a good idea to get into the habit of updating your system on a weekly basis, so you do not get too far behind and don't use "apt dist-upgrade", use " apt upgrade", unless you have a specific reason for doing so.

Holy Cow, 30 Years old!! I love Debian!

You are so right about Sid. I love a lean, fast, Sid machine - but it does break way more than Debian Testing.

Great video! Is that bottom in the background? It's amazing how nice command line system monitors look nowadays.

I've used Debian for almost 11 years now, since squeeze was stable, learning things a lot throughout the process. I'm on testing/sid rolling release for the software, would use stable on servers or other high reliability production use. Aptitude FTW. Had OBS break in deb-multimedia, went back to sid, it worked, stayed this way until they fixed it, ha. Oh, and I loved the release name part!

You have to remember to ask yourself what the latest and greatest actually gives you. For me, the important one is the desktop. If its just stability updates on the latest and greatest then no big deal. However the main DEs seem to be in overdrive. The next version of KDE Plasma (5.27, the last KDE 5.x release) brings a revamp to its multi-monitor support (something I personally have waited years for), a revamped Discover brings both Flatpak permission settings as well as a revamped home page, plus KWin window tiling improvements. I don't really want to wait for get those benefits. As for GNOME I hear its a double edged sword, each release brings new features that improve the experience, but each new version breaks half your extensions. So maybe a more controlled release might be the better way to go there.

Debian was my second distro, after Slackware. Used it from 2000 to 2008, when I switched to Ubuntu. A few weeks ago, decided to use some spare SSD space and added Debian back, it's a stable, "minimalist" 12 install. This PC also runs Ubuntu Studio LTS, Windows 11 Home and of course BlissOS/Android-x86. :^) ETA: said PC has 2 2tb SSDs.

I recently installed debian 12 with kde, i am loving it.

I currently run MX Linux for personal use which is Debian-based and it suits me well after a few additions and changes. Arch-based distros are nice and all but it breaks more than I wanted it to be whenever there's an update or I tweak something. 😅 My first Linux is Linux Mandrake... bought it from CompUSA I think... I had the box with the CD back then..