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An OS should GTFO and let you get on with the business of doing shit on your computer, Linux Mint does that nicely. π§
except it doesn't. Fixed release model quite easily gets in a way of doing shit. Need to add a PPA into config for each separate package you need the latest release of, or simply because the package itself is absent in the normal repo doesn't help either. And don't get me started on troubleshooting after "doing shit".
Something like fedora does a much better job if you prefer fixed release, but if you like to experiment and "do shit", arch derivatives like Endeavor or Cachy are just better suited for you. All of the above also have a much nicer documentation than Mint.
For most people, especially those who want to migrate from other OS, micromanaging package versions is not part of doing shit.
well, it apparently was an issue for me on Mint, when i just switched from windows.
I might misremember things, but i believe some Microsoft stuff was inside PPA, so for someone just switching from windows it's actually more likely to delve into the apt fuckery.
Noob distro btw
I also had the same experience with Mint having outdated packages. And at that time I was a Linux noob so I figured I'd just wait until Mint updated their shit.
Well days turned into weeks and then about 3 months later, still with no updates from Mint, I jumped ship to Fedora. Which Fedora was nice but then I hopped to Kubuntu and now I'm on CachyOS.
I see all of this Mint hype and while I do love Cinnamon; I would never put Mint on my own devices going forward. It's definitely a distro I would put on my mom's laptop or a grandparent's device. But their release schedule is abhorrent.
Well, I switched to Linux to get away from Microsoft bullshit so I never tried installing any of their stuff but I can see that being an issue for some people.
+1 for Fedora being the best distro for getitng out of your way so you can get on with doing stuff.
I mean, literally Linus himself runs Fedora for this very reason.
Only because it's easier and faster to install new kernels with. Otherwise, I suspect he doesn't much care about gaming or other more "normal uses."
lol, didn't know that
In the context of the comment, "do shit" is explicitly not anything to do with the OS or packages or repos.