On Sat, Nov 07, 2026 at 16:41:39 -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Debian still provides a variety of drivers for hardware, making it less > likely one need hunt down a Linux edition of things, is that correct?
When using extremely old, or extremely new hardware, there is always a risk that some device will not be supported. The good news, for you, is that video chipsets are usually the most difficult devices to support, and you don't care about that. > I am referring to say onboard sound, and built in Ethernet infrastructure. > I feel this differs from say finding a packet driver for a card, something > often needed in DOS. Onboard network and sound devices are usually well supported. Of course, you won't know with certainty until you try it. > Second, are there specific install options clearly intended for the cli > interface? > Meaning, in the install process, you can choose which..desktop if You will, > is intended? You can choose to install without any desktop environment at all, which is the norm when installing servers. Just make sure the "Debian Desktop Environment" and "GNOME" options are toggled off.
