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Debian Linux v12 Mini-Review

Updated 5/28/2024

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.

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