On Wed, 19 May 2021 at 13:18, Tom Horsley <horsley1953@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 19 May 2021 12:06:56 -0400
bruce wrote:
> So, I'm interested in thoughts for the group.
For things I want to be relatively stable, I've tended
to use the ubuntu LTS release with long support times
so I have no reason to upgrade frequently.
Ubuntu is very widely used around the world, but their LTS
releases sometimes mean you have to go outside the
core distro when you need a current version of some
library. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu with simpler
desktop environment that many users prefer.
I started using fedora because where I worked our software
ran on redhat, and fedora was a good thing to use to get early
warning of things that would break in future redhat releases.
That got me used to fedora, so I've stuck with it for my main
system, but it does become annoying to upgrade every 6 months
(though I've just gone from 33 to 34 with relatively few problems).
I use Fedora for similar reasons, and have VM's for other distros.
These are very useful when something doesn't work for a user
with another distro.
Debian unstable provides an early warning system for Ubuntu.
to work out what other distros got wrong. Many key libraries
have a myriad of build-time configuration options, starting with
compiler options that target low-end processors. Most
distros build the packages with a default configuration that
invariably omits a feature I need. All this means that I
end up installing only basic things and rely on local builds
of the libraries I'm using.
--
George N. White III
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