kiezel
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Post by kiezel on May 28, 2021 8:33:20 GMT
I’ve never really worried about having the newest packages. Never really seen the need unless there is a new feature I particularly need which I don’t think has ever happened yet. Exactly my view. The whole idea of all Ubuntu-based distributions (like Bodhi) is that you're never forced to upgrade any application, driver, package, library, or kernel to a new version if you don't want to. That's why Bodhi is a so-called "fixed release". New versions may repair old bugs, but they usually introduce new bugs. So in many situations (enterprises?) it's better to keep the old version and to simply just patch the bugs. More about the "fixed release" policy: easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/faq-2.html#ID3(item 3) If that's not to one's liking, one is probably better off with a so-called "rolling release" Linux distribution like Arch Linux or openSUSE Tumbleweed. Then you always have the latest of the latest from the official developers instead of from a motley bunch of unaccountable PPA owners. Note that you'll have to spend a lot of time fixing breakage, though.... Rolling releases are not for the faint of heart.
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Post by Hippytaff on May 28, 2021 8:55:25 GMT
Agreed. I do tinker with arch which is rolling, but the whole point of arch for me is to break and fix, as updates usually break something. Great learning distro, but I’m not brave enough to use it as a main distro lol
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