(09-28-2021, 04:38 PM)Pete Tandy Wrote: BTW: My experience with Armbian was very good. It's only that I wanted classic Debian.
Armbian is essentially "Debian for Single Board Computers (SBC)."[0] In fact, that is basically their raison d'être. Because SBC are so different from x86/desktop at a low (kernel / hardware) level, there are many little details they take care of in order to provide a good base experience, especially on supported devices. And that is why they are light years ahead of everyone else, including upstream Debian (at least on SBCs, anyway).
The user space is all regular Debian (or Ubuntu) packages anyway. Armbian only tweak things having to do with the low level stuff (and then they add a few convenience features).
[0] A more accurate (if cumbersome) way to put it would be "Debian (or Ubuntu) for [many] SBCs [which are not RPi]."
Cheers,
TRS-80
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I am (nominally) the Armbian Maintainer for PineBook Pro (although severely lacking in time these days).
TRS-80
What is Free Software and why is it so important for society?
Protocols, not Platforms
For the most Linux-y experience on your Linux phone, try SXMO!
I am (nominally) the Armbian Maintainer for PineBook Pro (although severely lacking in time these days).