Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Vs Debian 12 | This FINALLY Made Me Switch! (NEW)

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Debian and Ubuntu are two of the biggest and hottest Linux distros of all time. While Ubuntu and Debian are closely related, the kind of experience you get out of them is very different.

In one corner, we have Debian, the rock-solid, community-driven distro known for its stability and security. And in the other corner, we have Ubuntu, the user-friendly, innovation-driven distro that has taken the world by storm.

One chooses a stock desktop while the other rocks a heavily customized UI and the differences go on. 

But with the release of Debian 12, Bookworm, Debian really ups its game and has become more relevant than ever before.  Debian 12 is a huge update that brings a modern desktop, the latest features, and overhauls its entire package repository. And these things make Debian 12 an attractive choice. 

But the question is, is it more attractive than Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

So in this video, we'll do a deep dive with Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04 and see which of these two is better, which of these two has faster performance, we’ll compare the Stability, software choice, the gaming experience and many more aspects of these 2 distros and see how are they different from each other, and finally see, which of these two is the smarter choice for 2023 and beyond.

[theplaymakerno]

Linux Tex has the hottest videos of all time as well :D

[iamtharunraj]

Watching this on Ubuntu 20.04. I want to upgrade to 22.04. But since there is 2 years of support left, I will stick to this one. I really love the experience here. Especially Multi-tasking. It's so good. I will use Ubuntu forever.

[buriedbits]

Fantastic. Certainly jam packed with info. Slightly too fast paced but great on what to expect. Thank you sir.

[jesse]

Great video LinuxTex, and I have to agree with you. So, I have been a staunch Fedora user (with GNOME) for many years, and I've always loved it. With Fedora 38, though, I have noticed some odd glitches in the distro, and that prompted me to try out Debian 12. Normally, I would avoid Debian since everything in it is so old. But now that I am using Debian 12, I have to say it's a superb experience. All of the issues I had in Fedora 38 are not here in D12.
It is boring - it just works out of the box every single day. As far as software packages becoming out of date over time, I am using Flatpaks for many packages that I want to keep up to date, so that problem is solved. I reckon I may include the Testing branch for Debian in the future if there is some more up to date things, but right now, Debian 12 is working too good for me to want to mess with it.

[kamolhengkiatisak]

After 3 weeks experiment on SBC Orangepi 5b, Ubuntu is hand-down easier for a Linux newbie like me. I don't even read Ubuntu manual and I can immediately navigate its menu and launch app easily from Windows background. Debian is harder to configure for my SBC and after frustration, I could not stand it anymore and abandon it.

[wildmanjeff]

I love boring Debian 12 - it has come a long way and has gotten a lot better at a lot of things !

[MrTomro]

Will you make a video about new Linux Mint 21.2?

[Jeremy-xevs]

Great video. Longtime Ubuntu user here and just recently switched to Debian 12. So far, loving it :)

[ant]

U talked about community in ubuntu . In Obs studio, display capture is not available in Wayland . When I choose xorg, obs lags and capture non stable screen . What to do pls help

[alienandroid]

im on debian 12 with audio line input works but static ever so often with a less clear sound, this does not happen when im in windows, just curious if anyone has this issue.

[orvilleclisby]

I have a fairly old Asus Laptop, and I tried to install Debian, but I had trouble connecting to the internet. Then I tried Fedora which wouldn't boot. So I finally settled on Ubuntu which worked out of box. Excellent distribution providing you head to the kitchen make a cup of coffee and wait for the snaps to load... Such is life in the Linux world. :D

[matijacizmar]

I tried Ubuntu and it wasnt for me. It isnt vanilla expirience, there was a bug in install process, and all this custom features dont Work smoothly..so as a newcomer i ended up on debian12.. not one single error or bug notification occured. New packages/features results with problems, even kernel brakage.. to each his own.. but expecting the newest features and stability is silly. Most People dosent know Better so they use the first distro they see online..

[obfuscated]

Anyone curious can compare both distros in VMs without disturbing a current installation, and running all three (your main OS whatever that is, Debian and Ubuntu) at the same time enables precise workflow and other comparisons. Various sites like osboxes offer free prebuilt virtual machines if you don't want to bother installing normally, but I suggest comparing install routines as they're important to many users.

[repairstudio]

Absolutely wonderful video, after watch Chris Titus Tech ramble on about Ubuntu being in the "Devil" (his bad category) and putting Debian (Not 12 Bookworm, regular Deb on top) while dismissing Kali as a pointless distro....I found this much more factual. Thank you, liked and subbed!

[narwhal]

I dont know why, but i haven't been able to have debian 12 boot after install on my laptop. Ive tried the net iso and the dvd iso both with and without secure boot enabled, and nothing has worked. Installing any ubuntu-based distro does boot after install though.

[sahil_]

your video editing is great. What software do you use for that ?

[priteshugrankar]

The fingerprint login works not just while logging in, it works on cli while sudo'ing. Another reason why I love Debian.

[davidwayne]

I think it looks very good.. and would LIKE to use it-- but I've tried- and just can NOT. It gets in my way--and with only one eye now-- the sliding workspaces back and forth fast likethat- gives me motion sickness just looking at it.. I can SEE how it would be good and efficient- but can't make it work that way. Right now I use Debian based NEPTUNE- with BISMUTH on kde- for tiling-- and it wokrs GREAT for me.. I can't deal with all these "work spaces"-- whch to me is a waste- since it's nothing but TABS-- just BIGGER.. I wanted to use it- but it just won't let me.

[mikehensley]

I've used Ubuntu only for over 7 years...I just changed my desktop PC to Debian12. I have been wanting new Gnome. All my games on steam still work. Only problem i have now is i cannot get OpenVPN3 client to install. I was told because it relies on older libs than Debian uses. Other than that i LOVE deb12. Been using it for about 2 weeks.

[wolfzrat]

I upgraded to Ubuntu 23.04 from 22.04 LTS on my chrome book and after three updates the sound starling acting up and defaulting to dummy output. Now after a year with 22.04 I never had an issue. I felt that 22.04 LTS was stable even on a chrome book. So after troubleshooting the sound I downgraded back to 22.04 and the sound works again. 23.04 Truly is unstable for the chrome book in. My experience. I always liked the LTS versions of Ubuntu 😊