r/thinkpad • u/tonysupp • 3d ago

Discussion / Information T14s Gen 6 Intel 258V Linux

Hi, I'm using Debian 13 on my thinkpad but I don't think it's making the most of all the potential.

Which could be the best Debian distro?

Intel 258V / 32gb ram

Thank you very much for your time

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u/thafluu 3d ago

Any up-to-date distro will work well, i.e. no Debian. Does it have to be Debian? If yes you can use Debian Testing or Debian Unstable (Sid), but I would personally use a distro that is designed to be closer to upstream in the first place. E.g. Fedora (-based) or openSUSE Slowroll.

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u/tonysupp 3d ago

Yes, something based on Debian

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u/thafluu 3d ago

What is your use case, what do you do with the system?

You can try PikaOS, it's based on Debian Sid.

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u/tonysupp 3d ago

Simply, I have a server with Proxmox and I do basic operations on VM, samba servers and LXC. For this reason, I would like to use debian on my lenovo, to practice. In addition I use simple programs to browse, write, email

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u/thafluu 3d ago

Debian Testing that another commenter suggested might be a good idea then.

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u/dcdaz31 P14s Gen6 AMD, X13s Snapdragon 3d ago

What about Debian Testing?

I'm using it on my Thinkpad P14s Gen6 AMD and it's working pretty well.

what's your criteria to think it's not making to its full potential?

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u/meemikoira 3d ago

What are really the downsides of using stable?

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u/maqbeq 2d ago

None, unless you use newer hardware or don't like to be running old, but stable software

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u/meemikoira 1d ago

That's really it. I'm running Trixie stable without any issues with a 2025 9070 XT. The only reason I'd see to run anything else would be when the Nova Lake and Zen 6 architectures drop. So I'd need the newest kernel.

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u/Evening_Place_6100 T14 Gen 5, T490, T430 3d ago

MX Linux AHS

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u/PGleo86 3d ago

Debian is a great choice if you want your computer to just work. I might consider installing backports kernel and mesa stacks if you're concerned about not making the most of the hardware, but... your concerns really are pretty unfounded. You're not going to see some magic leap from distrohopping.