After some experience with Linux Mint, I gathered the courage to try another distro. I’d like to turn an old laptop into an IPTV receiver plus FTP/OpenVPN/HomeAssistant server with occasional desktop use. I first installed Windows 11 just in case my family needs to use it (it fucking sucks, the built-in PS/2 keyboard doesn’t work half the time but that’s an issue for later) but now I’ll be turning it into a dual-boot setup with Debian as the primary option. Please give me some encouragement, I’m really afraid of new things.
It seems like the answer might be something like “it’s too different from windows! 😡😡😡”
Yea sure 😁 think before you prejudice !
FYI, I’m not hating. Criticism should be a fine thing to do, enjoyed by all parties, respectful and all. See my other replies for my opinion. I swear it’s not terrible, and you’re free to discuss it.
Your other replies come off a bit more tempered admittedly. As for me, gnome annoys me in a few ways but I’ve adjusted to most of them and I just couldn’t get past the initial steps of customization on KDE. I would honestly prefer to have another option and to use both but I couldn’t see it working out for me. I’m like you, I definitely prefer that another option than my preference exists. Perhaps a future version will win me over. And even if not, choice is good.