> I liked Manjaro because I could get newer packages in the repositories (when compared with Ubuntu) and because of access to the AUR. > I made the switch to F

> I liked Manjaro because I could get newer packages in the repositories (when compared with Ubuntu) and because of access to the AUR. > I made the switch to Fedora 34 a few months ago from Manjaro. It has newer packages than Ubuntu It's interesting to compare the release policies of the those distros. Manjaro is a rolling distro; Fedora releases every 6 months, with 1 year support; Ubuntu has a mixed model (LTS: release every 2 years, support 4+ years, non-LTS: 6 months release/support). Technically speaking, Ubuntu can have more up to date packages, if one goes the non-LTS way (I personally don't suggest that, though). With the LTS versions, there's also the alternative of using official PPAs, repositories and self-contained package managers. I do upgrade every two years (and I even find it too frequent) and use official PPAs/repos, but 1 year sounds appealing for users wishing out of the box recent packages, without using a rolling release.