On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 11:55:32AM +0100, piorunz wrote: > On 19/08/2021 13:21, songbird wrote: > > when i changed motherboards i figured it was worth a fresh > > install > > This line of thought probably comes from Windows, when any hardware > change causes problems, drivers installation, it can refuse to boot, > etc. Not a problem on Debian :)
It can be. Any change to the hardware, or even the mobo firmware, can cause PCI data to change, which means "predictable" network interface names can change. Installation of a new video or (wireless) network card may require the installation of a new (non-free) driver in some cases. But overall, yes. Debian handles hardware changes more gracefully than some other operating systems have historically done.
