Debian: Absolute Perfection for Me

 I've been a Windows user since the 3.x days all the way up to Windows 11 and I appreciate what Windows does for the everyday user (apart from all the crap they have been cramming into Windows 11 lately).

My first venture into Linux was Ubuntu 8.04 back near the end of April 2008 and I thought it was pretty cool and definitely a different experience compared to Windows.

I never fully committed to Linux at the time though and had always kept a dual boot setup. After the years I switched from Ubuntu to Linux Mint and also thought Mint was really nice because it provided a more Windows style workflow.

Alongside Linux I kept my Windows updated and eventually found myself with just solely using Windows having sort of interest dropping out from Linux. This all started to change again as Windows 11 became more and more of a hassle and problematic.

Eventually the updates to Windows 11 started causing so much issues I eventually decided to fully switch to Linux and this time instead of Ubuntu or Linux Mint I opted to go all the way to the source with Debian.

I wiped my entire NVME out and installed Debian 12 (Debian 13 was not available at the time and was the Testing branch) and it was like a breathe of fresh air. Debian was perfection for me. Everything was so fast and responsive. It stayed out of my way and never bothered me. My overall CPU, GPU and RAM usage was so much better and battery life was just almost on par with Windows.

And then along came the Debian 13 release and I thought Debian 12 was nice. Debian 13 blew my mind with how much more snappy and responsive everything felt, due to the newer GNOME version as well as newer kernel and firmware.

It was during this time that I decided to never, ever go back to Windows. Debian is now my home.

So now I watch streamers running Windows 11 and just having constant problems and I want to say something about trying Linux instead, but I know it is isn't for everyone and I doubt most of the streamers I watch would take the time to try and learn it (and also the fact that OBS is a bit wonky on Linux and I don't know how things like WINE or Proton would handle people multi-boxing in say EVE Online).

Anyway I am satisfied with Debian and very happy with it and while I do appreciate what Ubuntu and Linux Mint have done and do for the overall community, I felt like Debian fits my workflow and philosophy more.