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How "out of date" is Debian really?
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this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2024
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@JackbyDev The "Out of date" is good for a server, as long as security patches are backported (debian does this). Out of date is not good for a desktop. I want to get the new releases of the Window Manager, office suite, browser, etc.
Some call it out of date, others call it stable. If you want your computer to simply work as you are used to and to not bother you with new features and bugs, Debian is a nice distro for Desktop as well.
"To simply work" relies on a specific use case.
A relative of mine used to do music on Linux and often compiled obscure software for music production from Github. Debian and even some Ubuntu derivatives sometimes lacked the required build chain versions.
When your use case relies on using some most up to date software, then Debian (stable) obviously is not the distro of choice. But that case is not what I meant with 'simply work', i.e. using the same (major) version of software for several years.
That's exactly why Debian is my go to.
It's the same for me.