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Stable has a different context when talking about distributions. Arch does not have releases, it’s unstable by definition.
by cbmuser 6y ago
Stable has a different context when talking about distributions.
Arch does not have releases, it’s unstable by definition.
- banachtarski 6y agoLol Ive used Arch as a driver for about 9 years now. No problems. Meanwhile, I constantly get asked questions about how to unbreak colleague/friend Ubuntu setups because they broke things try to get a slightly more recent version of X package. Rolling does not imply non-stable. Stability is the sum of many factors and to me, consistent packaging is key to that. Ubuntu and other distros that package software unconventionally is a maintenance headache for the original software authors and the enduser both. I frankly don’t understand why anyone would use it as a desktop driver.
- sergeykish 6y agoArch is stable not "Stable". I had less problems with Arch then with Ubuntu, so it is stable operating system. There is a separate "testing" repository [1]. [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/official_repositories#testing https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/official_repositories#t...