How to understand the differences between Clonezilla Live and the "alternative" Clonezilla Live?

Question

How does one know whether they need the Debian-based Clonezilla Live, or the Ubuntu-based "alternative" Clonezilla Live?

This FAQ provides a high-level outline of the differences, but unless the system has an i386 processor or uEFI, it is unclear why users would need the Ubuntu-based "alternative" version.

Interestingly, the Clonezilla downloads page currently lists the "alternative" version first.

Answer 1

The Debian version only contains open software. This means there is less support for hardware.

The Ubuntu version has more support, because it i t includes non-free firmware, and also supports uEFI secure boot.

Basically, You would have to look at Debian and Ubuntu's supported hardware to see if they include support for your hardware.