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DEBIAN 13: I could actually use it as my desktop, now! (tilvids.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] yessikg@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I don't get this obsession with always having the latest and greatest. I'm more of a "if it isn't broke don't fix it" kind of person

[–] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It turns out that there isn't one big break, there are many small cracks that have been patched. I was reading about 13% performance increase in benchmarks, which seems significant.

Ah, here it is: https://www.phoronix.com/review/debian-13-benchmarks

[–] thecoffeehobbit@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

If you have an nvidia card, which is very common and can't always be avoided, there is significant benefit in newer drivers, for one

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

More like "If it isn't as good as it could be, don't do anything to improve it."

[–] xav@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

So I guess you're still using a PSTN modem ?