Geekers - Debian is more reliable than Windows in terms of performance. More stable. No need to reinstall just to restore system performance to normal. Unlike Windows which is more prone to errors, so sometimes it needs to be reinstalled to overcome them. The stability offered by Debian makes many companies prefer the operating system over Windows for use as a server.
Debian also requires less disk storage space than Windows. The minimum capacity required by Debian is 2 GB, while the recommended capacity is 10 GB. To use Windows 10, at least 16 GB is required. That's only for Windows 32-bit. The required hard drive capacity for 64-bit is even greater, namely 32 GB. The disk space allocated for Debian can also be reduced by selecting the software you install.
You can also see similar conditions in RAM. With just 256MB of RAM you can run Debian, while Windows 10 requires at least 1GB of RAM for 32-bit and 2GB of RAM for 64-bit. From the specification requirements between the two operating systems, it can be concluded that old computers can still run Debian well, but will definitely experience slowness when used to run Windows 10.
Another advantage of Debian lies in its user community. Whenever you encounter a problem while using Debian, you can find a solution on the mailing list. Microsoft does provide a separate forum so that Windows users can complain about problems, but often the solutions provided are standard solutions such as reinstalling or checking the health of the hard drive.
How to Configure IP Address on Debian 10
If you are a beginner in the world of Linux who are interested in Debian and want to set an IP address but don't know how, or if you have forgotten how to do it, here we show you how to configure an IP address on Debian 10 that has the codename Buster.
1. First select Settings on your Debian 10 virtual machine.
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2. On the Network menu, for the adapter option, we select Host-only Adapter as shown below. The reason why we use Host-only Adapter is to make it easier to set the IP address according to our wishes.
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3. After that, run your Debian 10 virtual machine then please log in as root / administrator. After that, edit the interfaces file by running this command:
nano /etc/network/interfaces
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4. Delete all existing lines of code then edit until more or less like this. Here we use a static IP to make it easier to access each service that we will install later such as a web server, dns server, ftp server, samba server or mail server. Here we make 3 main IP addresses including 192.168.26.1 | 192.168.10.1 | 192.168.100.1.
After that, save the interface settings by pressing Ctrl + X then Enter.
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5. The next step is to restart your interface settings by running the command: service networking restart
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6. To check whether the IP address has changed according to what we set, run the ifconfig command. As shown below, the IP address has been detected and successfully changed.
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That's a guide on how to configure IP addresses on Debian 10 that we can explain. So far, Debian has a good reputation as a very stable Linux distro, even more stable than Ubuntu. The distribution is indeed more prioritizing stability than the addition of features. It's different with Ubuntu which often adopts the latest features so that the number of bugs continues to grow. These features also cause Ubuntu to require more powerful hardware specifications.
At least 4 GB of RAM and 25 GB of hard drive space are required to run the desktop version of Ubuntu. These specifications are the recommended minimum specifications. When compared with the hardware specifications for Debian as stated above, the difference is quite large. So if you have an old computer that can still function, or need a stable operating system so you don't have to be bothered with various bugs that keep popping up, then Debian is the Linux distro you should use.