DISCOVERY
I researched and watched YouTube Videos to determine what distros
might be worth exploring. Debian was high on the list based on the recommendations found on multiple
websites and on YouTube. Debian is well known for its stability at the expense of NOT having the
latest features.
INSTALLATION
Downloaded the newest ISO file for Debian 12. Installed
Debian on a Hyper-V virtual machine from ISO for a quick review and comparison with other
distros.
PRINTER DRIVER
Debian auto detected the Brother Laser AIO printer on the
network. No driver install was necessary. Printing simply worked. NOTE: I have NOT attempted to
use the scanner.
WI-FI
This was not tested as I only installed Debian as a virtual machine.
SAMBA SUPPORT
The ability to connect to SMB based file shares is already installed! There is nothing to
configure. This is the easist SAMBA implementation yet!
SUDO PROBLEM:
Apparently the default installation of Debian doesn't grant SUDO
access, preventing installation of ANYTHING. All of my attempts to gain SUDO access have failed. Web
searches were no help. (I tried instructions from 6 different websites). I need to spend more time
figuring it out. How is a novice user supposed to get this to work if its that difficult? Perhaps
I did the installaion incorrectly??
SOFTWARE
Untested. I was unable to get SUDO access to perform installations. I do plan to revisit this issue as
time allows.
OVERALL IMPRESSION OF DEBIAN v12
Setup was just as fast if not faster than a Windows
10 installation. However, the installation has a few questions that may be intimidating to novice users.
I had a difficult time navigating the desktop as the default GNOME style desktop significantly different
than Windows. In my opinion, the Debian desktop seems extremely clumsy and things are hard to find.
Debian is not for a novice
Linux user like myself.