Debian, The Universal Operating System, is one robust and amazing open-source distribution I consider the best running GNU/Linux. The reason I would ditch the TV for it are simply much more that just the eye candy, and in brief, a secure experience, the vast software resources, vibrant mailing lists and community to learn from, fast and slim flux box window manager besides the widely used gnome desktops, full and flawless support for most of the programming languages I am keen to put my mind to, ability to run on very old hardware that is also low on memory and with basic video and sound cards leave alone an old wireless card that needed some few hours to just get recognised, amongst many other reasons.
Its been almost 3 years using Linux and I can finally say that this is where I finally wanted to be, running a robust, multiple desktop, clean partition Linux. The succession was Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Linux Mint, OpenSuse, Ubuntu and now comfortable at Debian 5.0 with kernel 2.6.29 on 32bit 17GB Toshiba laptop which must be 5 years old now.
It has been almost 6 months on Debian Lenny and the experience is just one of a kind. Being able to survive a clean upgrade from Etch to Lenny with just a few weeks after my first ever install of Debian was just like water-boarding for me but luckily enough I survived it and learning so much more from the Debian community.
Just being able to cleanly run Debian that plays flash well, compiles C code neatly, roams and catches wireless networks without hitches, sounds clear with the sound servers all souped up for comfort, can Skype, telnet, putty or ssh to Uni, has my own style in fluxbox not forgetting to mention transparent aterm, hibernates properly(had to get 2.6.29 for this), xnests just fine, social-networks fully with Pidgin, can Compiz on gnome when feeling lazy but with my video card I wouldn’t normally want compiz slowing me down so I just have it off amongst other things is just amazing. And at this rate I am about to convince all of my friends to get their tux on. And I haven’t even talked about the server side of things. Xorg for now gets me happy!
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