619 sats \ 5 replies \ @0232cf2253 22 Sep 2023 \ on: If you had to choose a Linux rolling distro...? tech
I do not suggest rolling distros. If I was forced then Manjaro. I have tried hundreds of distros and my best advice for anyone wanting to run Linux as a primary desktop OS as follows:
- Always go for LTS if offered
- Never bother with bleeding edge rolling distros
Just install Debian where you can. Don't make life harder than it needs to be.
This.
Bleeding edge + Linux = botched upgrades + hours fixing Linux.
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Yeah I only learned that through trial and error. I didn't understand how bad that screwed me. Things would change on boot and I would have no idea why. Sometimes really strange bugs would happen like apps would full screen with no way to undo it.
From Windows 95 to 10 I have generally enjoyed the OS and they do a great job with the experience. With the more recent direction of 10 and 11 I am fully out and switched to Linux. I had realized beyond the privacy issues that Windows now has, it also behaves closer to bleeding edge Linux distros where random components of your OS will update and just be different one day.
So I switched back to Linux and had the realization that if I didn't want to deal with bleeding edge updates on Linux, I didn't have to.
Beyond that Linux without the insanity of unstable releases or rolling updates can still be quirky in very unexpected ways.
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This is the right answer.
Rolling back a botched kernel upgrade is a special event you should only celebrate twice a year.
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Bit offtopic: Running Ubuntu for years. What are the advantages I would get with Debian? I don't really like working from the terminal, don't really have the patience to learn it.
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If you're a casual Ubuntu user who's averse to the terminal, you won't gain anything by switching. Moving up the distribution chain would primarily be for higher level customization or concerns over the negligibly larger attack surface.
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