So a while back I threw Ubuntu 22 LTS on an old Surface Pro 3 and gave it to my Dad.

He loves it, but he’s the type who’s been burnt by updating software in the past, so he basically refuses any whenever prompted.

Been thinking about throwing Debian with Gnome on it for a while, and wondering if it’s stable enough to just let updates happen automatically in the background?

I got no experience with Debian I basically jumped right on EndeavourOS as my main distro when I started using Linux full time.

  • Snarwin@fedia.io
    5·
    2 months ago

    I’ve used Debian for years on my personal machines and have never had this problem. According to Debian’s documentation for NetworkManager, a user account must be in the netdev group in order to manage system-wide network connections. The initial user account that the Debian installer creates for you is in this group by default, but maybe the accounts you created for your family members aren’t?

    • netvor@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I can’t verify it now or any time soon, but you might be right.

      Thanks for the pointer!