Version of Debian for "Bare Metal" Install

[JeffCdev]

Really interested in trying this out to replace by Rhasspy 2.5. I know Docker is the easy way to go, but I have an unusual USB microphone that works extremely well for Rhasspy (I can be down the hall in partly in another room, and it picks up the wake word & does the STT very well). This microphone basically requires a 44.1 kHz sample rate. I could never get the Docker version of Rhasspy to use this sample rate, but through a lot of experimentation, I was able to get the "bare metal" version of Rhasspy 2.5 to work. So, I'd like to try to replicate this in the "modern" version of voice with HA.

So, I'm most familiar with Debian, is there a recommended version to use (I'll be setting this up on an intel processor (old dell i3)?

Thank you very much, and excited to give this a go.

Jeff

[Solarunit]

Why not try docker first, maybe your mic would work the same.

[JeffCdev]

Sounds like a plan, I'll give the docker route a go. However, since I'm starting from scratch, and I'll be using Debian for the docker environment, I'd like to potentially save myself time if I need to switch from Docker to "bare metal". Would stable "Trixie" work for bare metal, or would it be better to use "Bookworm"? (reason I'm asking is that I had an issue with Rhasspy and Bullseye/Buster)
Again, thanks for the help & advice!
Jeff

[Solarunit]

I'll give the docker route a go. However, since I'm starting from scratch, and I'll be using Debian for the docker environment, I'd like to potentially save myself time if I need to switch from Docker to "bare metal".

Sure

Would stable "Trixie" work for bare metal, or would it be better to use "Bookworm"?

don't know which is the best here