--- title: My new (& old) FAVORITE DISTRO: Tuxedo OS - Debian Beta description: Tuxedo OS is switching its base from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to a continuously rolling Debian testing base, starting with a public beta. The new model, called... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-old-favorite-distro-tuxedo-os---debian-beta-suohicbkl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My new (& old) FAVORITE DISTRO: Tuxedo OS - Debian Beta | daily.dev og:description: Tuxedo OS is switching its base from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to a continuously rolling Debian testing base, starting with a public beta. The new model, called... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-old-favorite-distro-tuxedo-os---debian-beta-suohicbkl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/suOHICbkL.png og:image:alt: My new (& old) FAVORITE DISTRO: Tuxedo OS - Debian Beta og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My new (& old) FAVORITE DISTRO: Tuxedo OS - Debian Beta **[The Linux Experiment](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp)** · 24 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tuxedo OS is switching its base from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to a continuously rolling Debian testing base, starting with a public beta. The new model, called 'continuous Debian,' adds Tuxedo-controlled mirrors for staged rollouts, faster CVE fixes and custom backports, a patched kernel with device-specific support, Btrfs by default with automated Snapper snapshots integrated into the bootloader, and prepinned Nvidia drivers. The move away from Ubuntu is attributed to snap package friction, Rust-based core utility replacements, and concerns over Ubuntu's AI direction. After a week and a half of daily use on an Infinity Book Pro 16, most things worked smoothly aside from minor beta issues (HDMI audio output, GPU switching UI, DaVinci Resolve packaging, SDDM autologin, second SSD auto-mount, and OBS flatpak performance). ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Tuxedo OS moving from Ubuntu LTS to Debian testing? Tuxedo OS is rebasing from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to a continuously updated Debian testing base because keeping KDE Plasma current on an aging LTS caused cascading dependency breakage, Ubuntu keeps pushing snap packages and Rust-based core utility replacements Tuxedo wants to avoid, and Tuxedo felt Ubuntu was not transparent enough about its AI direction. The new model is called continuous Debian. _Track distro migrations like this one on daily.dev before switching your own daily-driver base._ ### What is Tuxedo OS's continuous Debian model and how does it keep the system stable while rolling? Continuous Debian means Tuxedo OS tracks Debian testing indefinitely rather than freezing at each Debian stable release, but Tuxedo runs its own mirrors so updates sync on a controlled schedule instead of pulling everything instantly. Tuxedo also adds its own security backports when Debian testing lags, monitors CVEs directly, and defaults to Btrfs with automated Snapper snapshots taken before and after every update, restorable straight from the bootloader. _Developers weighing rolling-release stability tradeoffs can follow coverage like this on daily.dev._ ### What kernel and driver versions ship in the Tuxedo OS Debian testing beta compared to the stable Ubuntu-based release? The Tuxedo OS beta based on Debian testing ships kernel 7.1 versus kernel 6.17 on the current Ubuntu LTS-based stable release, plus Nvidia driver 610 in the repos (610 was manually upgraded from the 580 shipped at install) and Mesa 26.1.5, giving noticeably newer hardware and driver support out of the box. _daily.dev helps developers compare distro release specifics like kernel and driver versions before upgrading._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [TUXEDO OS is Ditching Ubuntu for a Debian Base That Never Goes Stable](https://daily.dev/posts/tuxedo-os-is-ditching-ubuntu-for-a-debian-base-that-never-goes-stable-uccggvgqf) · It's Foss · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tuxedo OS ditches Ubuntu, citing Snap packages and AI as some of its major pain points](https://daily.dev/posts/tuxedo-os-ditches-ubuntu-citing-snap-packages-and-ai-as-some-of-its-major-pain-points-ccybnbqcs) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [TUXEDO OS drops Ubuntu to rebase on Debian Testing](https://daily.dev/posts/tuxedo-os-drops-ubuntu-to-rebase-on-debian-testing-1lqkcg5am) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 21 upvotes · 1 comments - [TUXEDO Computers Switching TUXEDO OS From Ubuntu To Debian Testing](https://daily.dev/posts/tuxedo-computers-switching-tuxedo-os-from-ubuntu-to-debian-testing-ic3zxpw7k) · Phoronix · 13 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tuxedo OS: Ubuntu Base, KDE Plasma, Awesome Performance](https://daily.dev/posts/tuxedo-os-ubuntu-base-kde-plasma-awesome-performance-tuevrxyna) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-old-favorite-distro-tuxedo-os---debian-beta-suohicbkl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"My new (\u0026 old) FAVORITE DISTRO: Tuxedo OS - Debian Beta","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-old-favorite-distro-tuxedo-os---debian-beta-suohicbkl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/my-new-old-favorite-distro-tuxedo-os---debian-beta-suohicbkl"},"datePublished":"2026-08-19T12:19:14.549Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T12:19:39.638Z","description":"Tuxedo OS is switching its base from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to a continuously rolling Debian testing base, starting with a public beta. 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