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   trashheap (trashheap@social.avoidbig.tech)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 06:11:01 JST trashheap
   I really want a mnt computer device, but ultimately I think I need more #linux distro support before I feel comfortable dropping the cash. I dig the philosophy, & vibe. Seems like my kind of scene. But Debian Unstable as the only supported linux image, is kinda a dealbreaker. #mnt #mnt reform
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     Vagrant Cascadian (vagrantc@floss.social)'s status on Saturday, 11-Jan-2025 06:10:59 JST Vagrant Cascadian

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     I run Debian Stable on mine, with a few packages from https://reform.debian.net/ if that makes any difference? :)

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     Vagrant Cascadian (vagrantc@floss.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 04:10:21 JST Vagrant Cascadian

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     The stability promises of #Debian stable are that packages will only receive fixes for security or major breakages, and not major changes.

     It is not a firehose of new upstream versions, but a trickle of small fixes.

     So on the #MNTReform not much different from any other Debian stable system.

     That said, I have decades of experience with Debian, so not sure I am the best advocate for someone less familiar!

     I did create my own custom barebones image, for example...

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     trashheap (trashheap@social.avoidbig.tech)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 04:10:25 JST trashheap

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     • Vagrant Cascadian
     @vagrantc How "stable", is your experience using Debian stable on it?
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     Vagrant Cascadian (vagrantc@floss.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 04:18:01 JST Vagrant Cascadian

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     Well, not much different with running Debian stable on the mnt/reform. I have used both the original imx8mq module and the new rk3588 module.

     Sometimes the mnt/reform specific kernel updates lag behind Debian a bit, but the vast majority of stuff is just directly from Debian, and most of the stuff from mnt/reform does not change too much.

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     trashheap (trashheap@social.avoidbig.tech)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jan-2025 04:18:02 JST trashheap

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     • Vagrant Cascadian
     @vagrantc I mean im used to Debian, I just don't like package breakages and keeping track of large migrations in sid in my daily driving OS.