I don't think you'll be happy using this as a desktop computer; the hardware is too weak to run modern desktop environments and web browsers in a sensible manner. As a headless server of some sort, these little things are very nice! They are completely silent and use very little electricity. (I use a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B for this purpose.)
Just use Debian. Dist-upgrading from one version to the next is much less complicated on a headless system; they should be flawless if you read the release notes and follow standard procedure, and I have done so successfully many times.
It is a myth that Debian must be reinstalled, and that rolling release distros don't. The oldest current GNU/Linux install - probably on the planet - is a Debian installation from 1993: https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/25/ ... _upgraded/
Just use Debian. Dist-upgrading from one version to the next is much less complicated on a headless system; they should be flawless if you read the release notes and follow standard procedure, and I have done so successfully many times.
It is a myth that Debian must be reinstalled, and that rolling release distros don't. The oldest current GNU/Linux install - probably on the planet - is a Debian installation from 1993: https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/25/ ... _upgraded/
Statistics: Posted by Hallvor — 2024-02-06 22:47