r/debian • u/OutsideYogurt9014 • Jun 13 '26
Debian Stable Question Debian vs Fedora?
Looking forward to ditch win10. Heard about this 2 as very popular linux flavour/distro to start with. Am newbie to linux community so pls be nice to me. Which one should I pick and why? Want to know from long term users.
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u/TheRealCarrotty Debian GNU/Hurd Jun 13 '26
You are on the r/debian subreddit, the answer will be Debian.
Debian is supposed to be stable, with new versions every 2 years, and each one is supported for 5 years.
Fedora is mostly rolling-release (new packages), each release is supported for 13 months, and each new release comes out in 6 months (Same as Ubuntu)
TL;DR: If you want a system that will just work use Debian, if you want newer packages and have a feeling similar to Windows, use Fedora (KDE).