Command line instructions MUST be correct or nothing will happen and likely have most people pulling their hair out. One thing that's helpful for a Windows user is an understanding of how Linux maps drives and you really do need to be able to use a Terminal. ![]() Linux Mint is a lot easier as it's very Windows like, but it's not as light weight and gets developed more regularly than Debian, Mint is also based on Debian – well Ubuntu, which in turn is based on Debian would be more accurate. But I can find my way around and I quite enjoy the challenge. Debian is a rather dull O/S, there are no bells and whistles and you need a basic understanding of Linux to get the best out of it – and that's my level of knowledge, very basic. I just admin in every now and then to check for updates, but nothing else, it just works. My NAS is DIY and runs OpenMediaVault, also Debian based and that's not skipped a beat during the 3 odd years it's been running. ![]() I'd be surprised if there was, especially as it's serving as part of a network bridge, but I'm using it because of the very small footprint and dependability, as I know I can switch it on and leave it running until I decide to change something.
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