[zozbot234]

Nothing wrong with PopOS, but I'd pick plain Debian over Ubuntu. Just make sure to install from the "unofficial non-free media" if you're on modern hardware. Also the 'testing' channel of Debian makes for a great semi-rolling distribution.

[KronisLV]

I think for many some of the appeal of Ubuntu is in Ubuntu LTS, which gets more attention than the Debian alternative.

Have a look at the Ubuntu LTS page: https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop

And then look at the Debian equivalent: https://www.debian.org/lts/

(though the differences are perhaps because the latter is comparatively more unofficial)

But hey, many people prefer more stable distros with somewhat long life times, so that's a valid preference nonetheless.

Disclaimer: mostly a Debian user, i dread having to migrate from 10 to 11, but hey, at least i can use Ansible for all of my servers this time around.

[cpuguy83]

Better marketing doesn't make it better. If you compare the actual releases I think you will find Debian to be more stable overall.

[KronisLV]

Ahh, but the difference here is not in the stability of Debian vs Ubuntu, but rather the fact that Debian's LTS offering is just a community effort, as opposed to Ubuntu having an official LTS release.

Many aren't even aware that Debian has LTS releases in the first place.

[thinkpadx1g4tw]

I would prefer to use Debian if it was more stable. It worked fine on my workstation but if I try to use it on my laptop it would not ever resume from suspend making it unusable.

I think Ubuntu has the benefit of the large user base making it more likely that your problem is solved.

My laptop is also a 5 year old thinkpad x1 gen 4 so it should be supported, and Debian is the only linux that gave me this problem.

[abrouwers]

Odd, I own this exact laptop, and haven't experienced any suspend/resume issues on either debian 10, nor 11.

[ArclightMat]

While unlikely, it could've been that the kernel version was too old or you were missing non-free drivers for something? On my experience, if it worked in Ubuntu, it would work on Debian, and if it didn't, using the latest backported kernel would solve it.

[sergiosgc]

My choice too, but with Pop Shell added. Coming from i3, then sway, the transition to Pop Shell was seamless. The natural integration with Gnome, which is always a pain with i3/sway, is a great selling point.

I second the recommendation for using Debian as a rolling distro, under testing or unstable.