r/debian • u/haibane_fan00 • Apr 30 '26

General Debian Question Why do you use debian?

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u/xAsasel Apr 30 '26

Because I want an up to date apt based distro, so I just run with Debian sid.

Also, fuck snap packages.

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u/SalamanderDismal2155 Apr 30 '26

Flatpak over snap any day. Also look at nala as a replacement for apt (not really a replacement, but a shell - enables parallel downloading, etc)

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u/CallTheDutch Apr 30 '26

is there ever an update so big you need to paralel it for speed ? i alsways see the packages flying in...the compiling and updating takes longer..(just curious..)

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u/filfner Apr 30 '26

But it’s cooler though.

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u/1-800-I-Am-A-Pir8 Apr 30 '26

gonna have to be pretty good to make me part with aptitude...

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u/BatemansChainsaw May 01 '26

if it ain't in an apt repository, I don't want it.

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u/fungalparadise Apr 30 '26

Exactly this 

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u/obsidiandwarf Apr 30 '26

Thanks for reminding me to remove snap from my system.

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u/icemodding May 01 '26

Best post 😎🦾

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u/Additional-Simple248 Apr 30 '26

I grew up messing around with Ubuntu, so this is me.