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The main reason I'm not using Linux at home is exactly updates - I don't want to be bothered for hours figuring out arcane error messages for each and every rou
by soco 4y ago
The main reason I'm not using Linux at home is exactly updates - I don't want to be bothered for hours figuring out arcane error messages for each and every round of updates. When a distribution will be able to handle updates like the mobile platforms I will reconsider, and until then I'll handle this hassle only at work where I'm paid for it.
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- simion314 4y agoI don't care if you run Linux or not, but for a home computer try a LTS distro, maybe Kubuntu , don't install third party PPAs and you should not get any problems updating. Using an LTS means that you are not getting the new shinny thing that you might see on the internet though. But if your current setup works painlessly for you then keep using that.
- smallerfish 4y ago> I don't want to be bothered for hours figuring out arcane error messages for each and every round of updates That's not really a thing if you're on a stable distribution. That's the entire point with going with distributions that do periodic releases rather than rolling releases - you benefit from testing others have done before you.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoThis is why my main machine is always on an Ubuntu LTS (although I use kde and not gnome); some more experimental server stuff I put on Arch and honestly even Arch really hasn't made dig around for hours in probably over a year. Ubuntu just keeps on ticking as long as you don't have hardware issues, and I build my machines around Linux, so that's not generally an issue.