11/14/2023 0 Comments Debian 11![]() This means your printer is treated as a network device, and driverless printing works even if it's actually connected via USB. The CUPS support works whether your printer is on the network or plugged in via USB, thanks to the new package ipp-usb, which uses the vendor-neutral IPP-over-USB protocol. I don't have a scanner to test with, but Debian had no trouble connecting to my Brother printer and didn't require installing any drivers (which often are not free software). If you've got a relatively new printer or scanner, it should "just work" in this release. Flatpaks (and Snaps) largely eliminate the old "it's so out of date" argument against using Debian on the desktop.Īnother nice new feature for desktop users is support for driverless printing and scanning in CUPS and SANE. While Flatpaks are nothing new, I think it's worth pointing out that they have largely delivered on that promise of providing up-to-date packages even on distros like Debian. Fortunately both are dead simple to set up in Debian Bullseye and I had no trouble installing Flatpaks of Darktable, GIMP, Inkscape, Kdenlive, and other apps that I like to keep up to date. Thanks to the fragmentation of apps across the Flatpak and Snap ecosystem, you'll probably want both installed. That's obviously beyond the scope of what I could begin to cover here, beyond the scope of what anyone can cover anywhere really, which is why I say Debian's scope is staggering. ![]() Well over half of all that software has been updated for this release, over 35,532 packages. Bullseye boasts 13,370 new packages, which brings the total to over 57,703 packages. The desktop updatesĭebian's repositories are legendarily massive and they just keep growing. If you're curious to know the finer details of everything new in this kernel, you can read through the changelog. You no longer need to install Fuse just to mount a Windows drive. At this point, if you have a 32-bit machine still around, Debian is likely your best option for getting a well-supported system.Īlong with the improvements mentioned above come the usual slew of kernel updates and hardware drivers to support new devices, including kernel-level support for exFAT filesystems. It's also worth noting, given that just about everyone else has abandoned it, Debian will still support i386. That makes it a popular base for developers of everything from embedded devices to auto-based systems. Debian calls itself "the universal operating system" and indeed its chip architecture support is far broader than most distros. The 5.10 kernel is notable for some speed improvements for the ext4 file system (the default file system in the Debian installer), as well as significant improvements to some less-common chip architectures. Must 'completely free' mean 'hard to install'? Newbie gripe sparks some soul-searching among Debian community.Devuan adds third init option in sixth birthday release.OpenSSL shuts down two high-severity bugs: Flaws enable cert shenanigans, denial-of-service attacks.Debian devs decide best response to Richard Stallman controversy is … nothing.The 5.10 kernel, which will also be part of the next version of Android, will be supported until 2026. ![]() ![]() Kernel and hardware supportĭebian 11 ships with the shiny new Linux 5.10 LTS kernel, which happened to arrive just in time to fit into this release cycle. It's been solid and "just works" since the RC 1 release I installed earlier this year. This is the use case where Debian excels and Debian 11 is no exception. I want to install a system and not think about it again for at least five years. While I still think Arch is a fine distro, I have reached an age where I have better things to do than look after my laptop. ![]() I recently rejoined the league of Debian desktop users after a few years in the Arch camp. For many users, myself included, Debian is like a rock in an ever-swirling sea of updates. ![]()
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