I distro hopped for a bit before finally settling in Debian (because Debian was always mentioned as a distro good for servers, or stable machines that are ok with outdated software)
And while I get that Debian does have software that isn’t as up to date, I’ve never felt that the software was that outdated. Before landing on Debian, I always ran into small hiccups that caused me issues as a new Linux user - but when I finally switched over to Debian, everything just worked! Especially now with Debian 13.
So my question is: why does Debian always get dismissed as inferior for everyday drivers, and instead mint, Ubuntu, or even Zorin get recommended? Is there something I am missing, or does it really just come down to people not wanting software that isn’t “cutting edge” release?
Right, I get that but also :
(Source Steam Hardware & Software Survey: January 2026 )
Entire top10, then for marketshare I don’t count NVIDIA I count the rest :
AMD : ~15%
Intel : ~6%
I’m too lazy to guesstimate when it’s below 0.5% but you get the idea, at least 75% is NVIDIA.
So “odd” yes but still a big deal in terms of market share for gamers.
To be clear though I am NOT advocating for NVIDIA (especially with all their AI BS) just showing how dominating they are in that segment.