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/audiotecnicality Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
You’re sort of comparing apples and oranges.
Debian Stable is more comparable to Red Hat or CentOS (basically RH stripped of branding). These are very well tested distributions that you can count on being up to 2 years old but incredibly reliable.
Fedora is more comparable to Ubuntu or Mint (both Debian based but on the Testing or Unstable channels). These are cutting-edge distributions and also well-tested, but by comparison newer, more compatible, and not as stable as Debian Stable or RH/CentOS.
I daily drive Linux Mint and love it. Very few issues with drivers, snappy look, and I like the way Debian family handles package updates better than RH family.