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> When I use Linux as my main OS, I lose about a day or so every other month to dealing with upgrade/update fallout. One of the big benefits of Linux is you ha
by eikenberry 8y ago
> When I use Linux as my main OS, I lose about a day or so every other month to dealing with upgrade/update fallout.
One of the big benefits of Linux is you have control over this by picking your distribution. If you used, for example, Debian you wouldn't have this problem as updates don't break things. If, on the other hand, you don't mind dealing with the occasional update issue and want bleeding edge packages then something like Arch might be better.
- TingPing 8y agoBut choosing a distro that doesn't update gives you other problems. Flatpak allows for a more hybrid approach where you get up to date software but a stable base. (Plus you can rollback software if those updates lead to problems)
- eikenberry 8y agoYes. I wasn't arguing against Flatpak, just the impression that Linux was unstable. Personally I'm very much looking forward to Flatpak or Snap taking off... I run Debian stable on my main system and there are always a few packages I have to personally backport.
- tracker1 8y agoI'm not saying it can't be stable.. but by your own statement there's packages you have to backport yourself at times. There's a pull between current and stable, and Linux distros in general don't do as good a job as macOS or Windows on that imho. Doesn't mean I don't use it, just pointing out the flaws that cause me pain.