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How is it silly? I've used Debian Stable and Ubuntu LTS on desktops for many years. I've always had the latest versions of all the apps I use thanks to backport
by subsection1h 8y ago
How is it silly? I've used Debian Stable and Ubuntu LTS on desktops for many years. I've always had the latest versions of all the apps I use thanks to backports, repos managed by upstream developers (e.g., PPAs) and occasionally installing software from source. (Disclosure: I don't use GNOME, KDE or any other DE, which can be problematic to keep updated.)
Also, many upstream developers who provide packages for Debian and Ubuntu (e.g., PostgreSQL[1][2] and Spotify[3]) only test their software on Debian Stable and Ubuntu LTS.
Lastly, Debian Testing has the worst security update speed and should not be preferred if security is a concern.[4]
[1] https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/debian/ https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/debian/
[2] https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/ https://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/ubuntu/
[3] https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/ https://www.spotify.com/us/download/linux/
[4] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting
- tfolbrecht 8y agoI'm under the impression OP is asking about a distro for their laptop or desktop. My question to you is, why use an old kernel + packages when you could have newish ones with a reasonable degree of trust? Is avoiding the extremely rare bug worth it? re:PPAs I prefer my machines packages to be downloaded from trusted sources. The distro developer package vetting and accountability adds value.