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Originally Posted by plpip
Currently, running Debian Bullseye I had to use a workaround to get my wifi adapter working. Therefore I want to switch to Gentoo or Slackware if it recognizes my wifi adapter.
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That makes no sense, although both are good choices in their own rights. Your Wifi card support mostly doesn't depend on the distro, but rather the Linux Kernel, and firmware. So, different distroes ship more or less firmware, that can have an influence. But hardware support is basically the same with any distro, but "out-of-boxness" can vary due to firmware and tools.
I'm not a big fan of you giving up debian just because you had to make some effort. I'm a fan of you giving up Debian for Slackware or Gentoo though, but that reason seems a bit weak. With that attitude you'll probably give up Gentoo/Slackware at some point too, because it didn't do something you expected as you expected..
So, what is it that you actually want? You just want ease of use? Then rather go with something like Mageia (not only easy, but has good hardware support - meaning extra tools and much firmware), or Manjaro or Mint, or something like that.
But if you really want to get down and dirty, then I can attest for Slackware, none of the levers are hidden behind flower beds or in outhouses, and you are free to do whatever you want as long as you are able. I'm not going to speak for Gentoo (don't know it so well), other than saying it's also a great distro choice.
