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> Keep a stable distro where new packages aren't added and versions change rarely (security updates and bugfixes only, no new functionality). This is what most
by SkiFire13 1y ago
> Keep a stable distro where new packages aren't added and versions change rarely (security updates and bugfixes only, no new functionality). This is what most people use.
Unfortunately most people don't want old software that doesn't support newer hardware so most people don't end up using Debian stable.
- bpt3 1y agoWhat hardware isn't supported by Debian stable that is supported by unstable? Or is this just a "don't use Linux" gripe?
- BoredPositron 1y agoI haven't had much problems prior but Blackwell support was really buggy for the first two weeks.
- lenerdenator 1y agoIt'd be interesting to see how much of the world runs on Debian containers, where most of the whole "it doesn't support my insert consumer hardware here" argument is completely moot.
- veber-alex 1y agoI don't know why you went with hardware. Most people don't want old software because they don't want old software. They want latest features, fixes and performance improvements.
- nzeid 1y agoEnable the Backport sources. The recent kernels there have supported all my modern personal devices.
- dmitrygr 1y ago> Unfortunately most people don't want old software "old" is a strange way to spell "new, unstable, and wormed". I want old software. Very little new features are added to most things i care about, mostly it is just bloat, AI slop, and monthly subscription shakedowns being added to software today.