I’m ditching Ubuntu for Debian. But I’m wondering if I shouldn’t use Debian Testing instead of Stable to get more updated software.

Tuxedo OS is going to rebase their distro on Debian Testing, and I’ve heard that it’s actually pretty stable for a non-stable distro, which is why I’m considering it. But, I want your hear about your experience. What kind of trouble do you frequently run into? Any traps I should look out for?

I really want something that’s going to be no-fuss, solid as a rock and that’s simply going to get out of my way. I don’t have time to troubleshoot my PC after a whole ass day of troubleshooting some company’s software shit.

Before you tell me to switch to whatever other distro, I’m not interested. I want to use Debian. I’m used to it’s packaging system and how it’s set up and I know it’s a super stable distro. And I fully support the people behind it and their social contract.

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    I’m pretty new to Debian testing, but so far it’s felt similar to Ubuntu. Probably cos it’s still Gnome. I’ve come across one app that’s not supported (proton vpn). I’ve also had a couple of system crashes, but my computer was acting weird before Debian, so it might be the hardware.

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      Proton VPN doesn’t work on Debian testing? Is it due to dependencies?

      Have you tried the flathub version? (Though it’s not officially developed by Proton, so I dunno if you should use it.)

      This could be a dealbreaker because I use Proton VPN.