Best cpu for new pc with debian
by larstrier from LinuxQuestions.org on (#55TFY)
I have been looking for a long time for that fabled grail pc-build which can run off debian main only (without contrib and non-free in /etc/apt/sources.list).
For a new pc build - I need to begin with the cpu.
The arm64 processor is the obvious future-proof choice.
But although debian has an OS for it - I found that the particular manufacturer of my arm64 system-on chip (SoC) can only run Ubuntu.
Looking through the net it seems debian arm64 is do-able - but still pie in the sky for ordinary users.
Step foward Intel and AMD.
I found out that an Intel chip can run on Debian main only - and life was good.
Then I found out that microcode installs onto debian requires contrib and non-free on /etc/apt/sources.list.
So this can only mean that the dream of running solely on debian main is no longer possible.
Which is a shame because Richard Stallman made GNU so we could have debian main only.
Recent information on the net seems to indicate that AMD is much more resistant to Spectre and Meltdown vulnerablities.
So should I get an AMD Ryzen cpu instead of an Intel?
Apologies to those who prefer to see this thread in the hardware forum - but I wanted to speak to those who wanted a debian main-only OS.
Because that is why debian has main and creates contrib and non-free due to grim reality.
For a new pc build - I need to begin with the cpu.
The arm64 processor is the obvious future-proof choice.
But although debian has an OS for it - I found that the particular manufacturer of my arm64 system-on chip (SoC) can only run Ubuntu.
Looking through the net it seems debian arm64 is do-able - but still pie in the sky for ordinary users.
Step foward Intel and AMD.
I found out that an Intel chip can run on Debian main only - and life was good.
Then I found out that microcode installs onto debian requires contrib and non-free on /etc/apt/sources.list.
So this can only mean that the dream of running solely on debian main is no longer possible.
Which is a shame because Richard Stallman made GNU so we could have debian main only.
Recent information on the net seems to indicate that AMD is much more resistant to Spectre and Meltdown vulnerablities.
So should I get an AMD Ryzen cpu instead of an Intel?
Apologies to those who prefer to see this thread in the hardware forum - but I wanted to speak to those who wanted a debian main-only OS.
Because that is why debian has main and creates contrib and non-free due to grim reality.