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How do I know if my device actually works with all the foss drivers? Is there a list of hardware supported?
Why don't you test it with Debian Live first? using a CD or thumbdrive
Yes, I will try it with Debian live before installing. Thanks
I would seriously look a a distro that is a little more desktop oriented like Mint.Straight Debian needs a lot of work after installation before its really nice as a desktop solution, out of the box it does make a great server however.
I use Debian stable on desktop and it's pretty great. It's more up to date than Ubuntu LTS, and there wasn't any extra tinkering needed in my case (and I'm a developer).
Granted, Stable used to be always very stale, even to the point of being nicknamed Debian Stale, but something has happened in recent years and it's rarely the case anymore. A new release every two years helps, I guess.
https://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/
Thanks