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    Bell curve of Linux distributions (lemmy.world)
    submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    I use Windows btw

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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    So does debian not have like 4 years old packages anymore in stable or do I have to live in bleeding edge unstable?

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

    There was just a new release, so nothing that old for now, but by the time the next release comes around this one will be getting long in the tooth, no doubt. Debian isn't for everyone, but if you need the latest version as a native app then you're not any better off with Ubuntu at this point. Debian is stable and secure and you can use flatpaks, appimages, or even snaps if you're feeling nasty to get any apps that you really need to be up to date. That's not what everyone wants, but for those people I'd recommend something like Arch, Fedora, or OpenSUSE, not Ubuntu. Ubuntu has just been neglecting the desktop for a while now, and it shows. They were the best once. Now everyone has passed them.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    Debian and Ubuntu LTS are both ~2 year cycles, but Debian has traditionally been better than Ubuntu at picking up security fixes

    If you sign up for Ubuntu Pro, they might be as good as Debian, now, but I haven’t checked

    If you want faster than that, something other than Debian makes sense

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    There's also "testing" in between. It's not as stable as - well - "stable", but I didn't have trouble with it.