I've never had apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade create any "highly technical problems" Jumping major release version, yes there are always new things to

I've never had apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade create any "highly technical problems" Jumping major release version, yes there are always new things to learn. Windows is no different in that regard. I agree that the Windows kernel is pretty stable. The driver and application landscape is another story altogether.