On 25 Jul 2023 18:26 +0600, from rifesourcec...@gmail.com (Source Code): > Using Debian for PC OS is not good? Is it recommended only for servers?
Debian is entirely usable as a daily driver workstation OS. I've been using it as such for around a decade, possibly longer; I have old notes and Debian packages dating back to wheezy on my current desktop system, and I'm quite sure that's not when I started using Debian specifically. Debian will, however, _also_ work very well for servers; and many of the choices one might make to reduce memory footprint (such as not running a GUI) lend themselves better toward a server installation than to a workstation setup. > It turns out you need free firmware to use wifi? But I can use wifi, but > only with some DE. I just can't use it just from the start without DE. "Non-free" firmware. Often readily distributable, but does not meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG). One big change in Debian 12 was to split such firmware out of the non-free component (where it has been provided since, it appears, Debian 6/Squeeze) into its own component named non-free-firmware. Do you have Network Manager installed? Try running "nmcli connection show" and "iwconfig" when logged in. Do those work? -- Michael Kjörling 🔗 https://michael.kjorling.se “Remember when, on the Internet, nobody cared that you were a dog?”
